scholarsconstitutional akhil reed amar and richard discuss the evolution of the democratic process and the establishment of a bipartisan system in the united states. they start with the earliest presidential elections in the late 18th century. and described changes to the process up until today. the new york historical society hosted the event, it is about an hour. so pleased to welcome akhil reed amar back to the new york historical society. before joining yale law school, professor amar clerked for george -- for judge stephen breyer. he is also the recipient of the award for teaching excellence of severalauthor books, including his latest, the law of the land, granted to her of our constitutional republic. thrilled to welcome richard pildes, a member of the american academy of arts and sciences and the american law institute. he is best known for his casebook, the law of democracy, legal structure of a political process, which effectively of legal new field scholarship on issues concerning democratic elections and institutions. in addition to the law democracy, his work focuses on am