The Constitution is sacred. Some scholars now ask: Is it also dangerous?

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A growing chorus wonders whether we need to be saved from our country's founding document.
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September 16, 2024

Americans have long assumed that the Constitution could save us. A growing chorus now wonders whether we need to be saved from it, our book critic writes.

A photo illustration shows a paper airplane made of the U.S. Constitution crashing into the ground. It is against a colorful background.

Photo illustration by Ben Denzer

Could one of the biggest threats to America's politics be the country's founding document? →

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