In her characteristically lively history of the U.S. Constitution, Lepore argues that the document’s capacity for amendment was not only central to the founders’ political thinking but essential to ...

In We the People, Jill Lepore argues the Constitution isn’t the parchment paper, but the evolving democratic imagination of the people.

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the ...

Author and historian Jill Lepore’s new book examines the political gridlock that has left many voters disillusioned with both ...

Jill Lepore’s latest best seller “lands at the right moment, like a life buoy, as our ship of state takes on water,” said Hamilton Cain in the Los Angeles Times. The lauded historian, prominent legal ...

On Oct. 6, First Parish Church was packed for Jill Lepore’s talk on her new book, “We the People: A History of the U.S.

A Tuesday night lecture celebrating Constitution Day prompted conversation and debate about the governing document's applicability. The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership held its ...