Event Highlights
Overview
This page highlights some of the accomplishments of our staff and the Center for Constitutional Studies as a whole.
Statement on the Quill Project
On June 6, 2018, Dr. Rodney K. Smith published an article focusing on The Quill Project and how it brings the true intent of the Constitution to light. His article expressed the concern of how little Americans know about the Constitution and followed that concern with a solution.
President Trump's Tariffs
On March 22, 2018, former Congressman and current professor of political science at Utah Valley University, Ernest Istook, wrote a commentary on Congress's complaints against President Trump's tariffs.
Tale of Two Constitutions
On September 18, 2017, Associate Director Andrew Bibby, represented the Center by participating in the event, Tale of Two Constitutions, where he joined other scholars in discussing the revolutions and constitutions of France and America, and their influence on one another. Dr. Andrew Bibby spoke at the second panel entitled, Montesquieu, the French Enlightenment, and American Constitutional Thought.
Tale of Two Constitutions
On August 29, 2017, Director Rodney Smith was interviewed on the Rod Arquette radio show. On the show, the two discussed the recent op-ed that Smith co-authored with a previous Wood Assistant, Josman Cereceres, entitled Follow the Framers of the Constitution.
Follow the Framers of the Constitution
On August 28, 2017, Director Rodney K. Smith and previous Wood Assistant Josman Cereceres published an article in the Deseret News entitled Follow the Framers of the Constitution. The op-ed addresses term limits in Congress and the dialogue surrounding the issue.
