Law
Constitutional Flexibility and Social Change
Quick fact
The U.S. Constitution has only 27 formal amendments in over 230 years, yet it has accommodated the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, and the rise of digital surveillance—largely through informal interpretation rather than formal change.
Why this is interesting
What happens when a document written for horse-drawn carriages must govern a world of self-driving cars? How can a constitution stay relevant without losing its soul?