Robert A. Goldwin

Robert Allen Goldwin (1922 – 2010) was an American political scientist specializing in the study of the Constitution, who left academia to enter government at the invitation of his friend Donald Rumsfeld, serving as adviser and "intellectual-in-residence" for the presidential administration of Gerald Ford. He was subsequently a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

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From Parchment to Power: How to Ratify a Constitution

During the final weeks of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, in late August and early September 1787, the text of the proposed new Constitution of the United States of America was almost finished. What still had to be decided was how to complete the job. What government the United States had at the time was … Read more

Keep Those Ideas Coming: How the Constitution Encourages Inventiveness

The Constitution of the United States was the world’s first written national constitution. In 1787 it was the only one; now approximately 160 nations have written constitutions — more than half of them less than 15 years old. What accounts for the remarkable stability and longevity of our Constitution? Its durability can probably be best … Read more

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