Ensuring the Blessings of Liberty: How Should the Supreme Court Interpret the Constitution?
the whole truth with david eisenhower

The United States is the old constitutional democracy in the world with our Constitution among the most important legal documents ever written. For more than two centuries, what the constitution means and how it applies to the lives of Americans has been determined by the Supreme Court of the United States. While Americans on the political left and right both pledge allegiance to the constitution, there is a deep divide on the proper philosophy of interpretation by the Supreme Court. Guests: Kermit Roosevelt, Professor, University of Pennsylvania law school Ilan Wurman, fellow and lecturer in law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 45 seconds

Episode Number: 603

About The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower:

THE WHOLE TRUTH is neither a traditional one-on-one interview show nor a conventional round-table program.

It's a six-part series that aims to uncover the reality behind today's toughest issues, leaving the partisan noise-making out of the equation.

Hosted by David Eisenhower - noted historian and author, professor at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania, and grandson and namesake of President Dwight D.

Eisenhower - the series tackles some of the weightiest public affairs topics of our time, with a focus that's global and long-term in scope.

Eisenhower's approach to political debate is rigorous, intense and insightful.

Each half-hour episode features a different panel of guests presenting varying points of view to help viewers understand all sides of the issue.

The format of the show is a three-step that includes an introduction to the topic or "the case," cross-examination and oral arguments, and a summary of "the whole truth."




NHPBS Over-the-Air Broadcast

WENH-TV Ch. 11 Durham

WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton

WEKW-TV Ch. 18 Keene

W50DP-D Ch. 50 Hanover

W34DQ-D Ch. 34 Pittsburg

Cable and Satellite Channels


NHPBS Five Channels

NHPBS - 11.1

NH Explore - 11.2

NH World - 11.3

NH Create - 11.4

NH Kids - 11.5

Learn More


NHPBS NHPBS Passport Passport

Van der Valk | Episode 1: Safe in Amsterdam: Part 1
Moonflower Murders | Episode 1
Ridley | A Sleeping Tiger, Part 1
Jack Has A Plan | Jack Has A Plan
The Caverns Sessions | OZOMATLI
VOCES | Almost American
Odysseus Returns | Odysseus Returns
A Boston (R)Evolution | A Boston (R)Evolution
Antiques Roadshow | RECUT: Idaho Botanical Garden, Part 3
NOVA | Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine
The Great American Recipe | The Grand Finale
POV | Fauna
Gods of Tennis | Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert
Hotel Portofino | Proposals
Doc World | Surf Nation
Confluence | The Material World
Dynamic Planet | Earth
Grantchester | Episode 1
Professor T | Heir to the Throne
D.I. Ray | Rivals
Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution | Rock the Boat
Pompeii: The New Dig | Episode 3
My Music with Rhiannon Giddens | Episode 6
Great Performances | Purlie Victorious
Nature | Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone
Independent Lens | The Tuba Thieves
Local, USA | Chinatown Auxiliary
Poetry in America | Steps
COBRA | Episode 2
The Ghost Army | The Ghost Army
Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story | Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story