Danielle Allen

published in The Atlantic
In the history of the United States, we often refer to the same founders as building our country. Allen suggests that we should broaden our view to incorporate lesser known figures that represent the diverse country we really are.
1128 days ago

published in The Atlantic
We are all well-aware of the Constitution's three-fifths compromise: namely that in order to get the support of Southern States, the founders decided to count slaves as "three fifths" of a person when counting the population of a state - crucial when voting time came around. Danielle Allen's great-great-grandfather was a slave subject to this absurd rule, but she loves the Constitution nonetheless. How could this be?
1299 days ago