A future senator from New York marked changes on the document, which Christie’s plans to sell at auction early next year.

The National Archives was built, like many things in D.C., as a temple to an American myth, and each year more than a million ...

Jill Lepore’s history of the Constitution includes a colorful cast of characters and makes a case for it as a living document ...

Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard ...

In “We the People,” the Harvard historian worries that the glacial amendment process is leading the country to crisis.

Harvard professor and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore explores the ongoing struggle to amend America's founding document and ...

Let's remember our Constitution's clarion calls — and let's embrace them instead of hate, violence and political retribution.

The Harvard historian tells the story of the US’s foundational document — and why it was always meant to be amended ...

Historian and best-selling author Jill Lepore argues that the difficulty and rarity of amendment has led to a stifling of popular will, among other problems ...

Written over two centuries ago by people long since departed, the Constitution is often admired for its durability. It has stood the test of time and still provides the framework for our government ...

Columnist Gail Symons writes: "The next time someone complains about "big government" spending on schools, health services, ...