Showing results for "Politics of Memory" in United States

Fights over history are at the heart of most important constitutional disputes in America. The Supreme Court's current embrace of originalism is only the most recent example of how lawyers and judges try to use history to establish authority for their positions. Jack M. Balkin argues that fights over constitutional interpretation are often fights over collective memory. Balkin shows how lawyers and judges channel history through standard forms of legal argument that shape how they use history and even what they see in history.

If people, communities, or even nations lose their memory, they lose their character. That is why cultures throughout the world work at maintaining their identity and passing traditions along to future generations. But what if a nation purposely decides it no longer wants to remember its history? What if a country imposes amnesia on itself? Helen Krieble argues persuasively that this is precisely what has happened to America. It has lost the memory of its own founding principles, and the sacrifices made over the past 250 years to preserve them.

"At Farewell for Black Driver Shot by Tulsa Officer, Music and Fond Memories" is from the September 25, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Manny Fernandez and Michael Wines and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Ah, Those Augusta Memories (of 2015): Spieth Races to an Early Lead" is from the April 7, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher Clarey and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"N.J. Transit Engineer Has No Memory of Fatal Train Crash, Officials Say" is from the October 02, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Samantha Schmidt and Alan Feuer and narrated by Kristi Burns.