Jeffrey Rosen is an accomplished legal scholar, writer, and civic leader dedicated to fostering understanding of the US constitution. He serves as CEO Emeritus of the National Constitution Center, where he hosts We the People, a weekly podcast of constitutional debate. Previously, he was the legal affairs editor of The New Republic and a staff writer for The New Yorker.

Rosen’s most recent book, The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle over Power in America, will be published in October 2025. His other works include the New York Times bestsellers The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America and Conversations with RBG: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law, as well as acclaimed biographies of Louis Brandeis and William Howard Taft.

He has been honored with numerous distinctions throughout his career, including:

• Named one of the Chicago Tribune’s ten best magazine journalists in America
• Called the nation’s most widely read and influential legal commentator by the Los Angeles Times
• Recognized as a Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture
• Recipient of Association of American Publisher’s Award for Distinguished Public Service

Rosen is a graduate of Harvard College, Oxford University—where he studied as a Marshall Scholar, and Yale Law School. He is an elected member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Law Institute. Currently, Rosen is a professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic. He continues to be recognized as one of the nation’s leading voices on law, liberty, and the Constitution.