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What Is a Semiquincentennial? America's 250th Has a Name Nobody Can Say and a Job Nobody's Doing

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 18/09/2026

What is a semiquincentennial? A 250th anniversary, and America's arrived on a Constitution the founders never expected anyone to still be using.

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What Is a Semiquincentennial? America's 250th Has a Name Nobody Can Say and a Job Nobody's Doing

Was the Constitution Meant to Be a Rough Draft? The Debate America Forgot to Have

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 01/07/2026

Jefferson thought the Constitution should expire every 19 years. Madison built a machine instead. At America's 250th, we debate whether we've stopped doing the maintenance.

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Was the Constitution Meant to Be a Rough Draft? The Debate America Forgot to Have