The case against the American Constitution

America's founding document isn't perfect. It's janky.

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy.
(Image credit: ClassicStock / Alamy Stock Photo)

Everyone agrees that the American Constitution is perfect, an exceptional document akin to holy writ. It is the absolute essence of freedom distilled, committed to parchment for the eternal benefit of all mankind... right?

Wrong. The Constitution is janky. It's antiquated. It's poorly designed. And it's falling apart before our very eyes.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.