🌱 Why a top Amherst scholar warns of “constitutional rot” Thursday night

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• Why a top Amherst scholar warns of “constitutional rot” Thursday night

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📰 News we're reading

• Amherst College professor to address 'constitutional rot' in latest Charlemont Forum program (recorder.com) — Residents in Buckland are invited to a June 4 Charlemont Forum lecture at Mohawk Trail Regional School, where Amherst College professor Austin Sarat will explore the idea of “constitutional rot” in American democracy. Sarat, a longtime law and politics scholar, aims to help everyday citizens think critically about how government power, money, and public trust have shifted over time.
   

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