March 3, 2023
The Constitution and Political Economy Conference at Columbia Law School
For generations, a main current in American constitutional thought held that oligarchy—defined as too much economic and political power concentrated in too few hands—threatens the “Republican form of government” at the heart of the U.S. Constitution.
Join ACS, the Center for Constitutional Governance, and the Columbia Center for Political Economy for a day-long conference on Friday, March 3, that will explore the long tradition of progressive constitutional political economy, and how it might be revived in this unique and challenging political moment.
Schedule of Events:
Breakfast and Check-in, 8:00-9:00 am
Welcome and Introduction to Conference, 9:00-9:30 am
Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Columbia Law School
Zinelle October, American Constitution Society
Willy Forbath, University of Texas School of Law
Panel I: Lessons from Constitutional History, 9:30-11:00 am
Moderator: Maeve Glass, Columbia Law School
Christine Desan, Harvard Law School
Lev Menand, Columbia Law School
Bill Novak, University of Michigan Law School
Kim Phillips-Fein, Columbia University
Aziz Rana, Cornell Law School
Panel II: Constitutional Political Economy: Promise or Peril? (Roundtable),11:15 am-12:45 pm
Moderator: Madhav Khosla, Columbia Law School
Ash Ahmed, Columbia Law School
Genevieve Lakier, University of Chicago Law School
Sam Moyn, Yale Law School
David Pozen, Columbia Law School
Reva Siegel, Yale Law School
Commenter: Joey Fishkin, UCLA School of Law
Lunch Break, 12:45-2:00 pm
Panel III: Building an Egalitarian, Democratic Constitution, 2:00-3:30 pm
Moderator: Olatunde Johnson, Columbia Law School
Katherine Franke, Columbia Law School
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University (on public service leave)
ReNika Moore, American Civil Liberties Union
Jed Purdy, Duke University School of Law
Zephyr Teachout, Fordham University School of Law
Closing Comments, 3:30-4:00 pm
Ira Katznelson, Columbia University
Kate Andrias, Columbia Law School