The Civic Flame is where history meets hope. Hosted by a law and politics professor, it takes you inside the story of the U.S. Constitution—the debates that shaped it and the meaning it holds today. In a time of division, The Civic Flame offers something different: dialogue that sparks conversation instead of conflict. This is a call to revive thoughtful civic discourse and keep the flame of democracy burning bright.
33: The 12th Amendment: Elections could be so much more crazy
Ever wonder why our president and vice president are elected the way they are? The 12th Amendment takes a look at what happens when we get elections wrong, and how the government tried to fix it. This week, you'll learn about some crazy election, the idea of legislative supremacy, and why the vice presidency isn't all it's crack up to be. Let's go!
00:01:02 Election Craziness: An American Tale
00:02:32 The 12th Amendment
00:04:00 January 6th and Vote Counting
00:05:15 Legislative Supremacy?
00:07:14 When does the Legislature Weigh in on Elections?
00:08:58 Qualifications Clause
00:09:15 You’re Smarter now! (No Really, you know more about the Constitution than most people, statistically speaking.)
Up Next: 16th Amendment
1 Oct 2026
32: Mother of Democracy: Cornell and why it's time to ban money or men.
In this episode we discuss the role of institutional betrayal and institutional cowardice at Cornell. The Cornell (5)7 rape (alleged) case has shown us one thing: that we need to ban money or men because we can't have both. The extreme wealth of Cornell means that they intended to protect the Epstein class and make sure they have a future to exploit the next generation, and that protection always favors men. This case also shows us the limits of women's ability to participate as rights-bearing fully equal citizens when they cannot even attend college without sexual violence. Stay furious and let's go.
00:00:53 Talking about Cornell 7 Rapists (alleged)
00:01: 18 Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault
00:02:16 Institutional Betrayal and Institutional Cowardice
00:03:30 No Equality Until Men Are Punished for Hurting Us (or We Can Hurt Them Back Without Being Punished)
00:04:30 We Can Ban Frats or We Can Ban Men
00:06:18 Universities Should Step Up
00:07:46 Hate Rapists as much as You Hate Lindsay Clancy
00:08:30 4B Says to Divest from Men, Maybe We Should
00:09:30 Protect Us From Y’all
00:10:15 Women are afraid of Men, Because it is all Men Until it’s No Men
00:11:30 Stop Supporting the Epstein Class and their Enablers
00:12:30 Cornell Showed What it Believes In and Who it Protects
00:13:30 Thank you and Stay Furious
8 Sept 2026
30: The 11th Amendment: State Sovereignty and the Amendment You've Probably Never Heard Of
In this week's episode, we continue our walk through the Amendments. Today, we're covering one you've probably never heard of: the 11th Amendment. This Amendment clarifies the relationship between states and the federal government in court--or at least it tries to. We look at some famous cases like Chisholm v Georgia and some new cases out of Ohio to figure out the Eleventh Amendment and what it is up to today. Let's go.
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