As we inch closer to September’s 225th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution, Reason Magazine’s Senior Editor, Damon Root, describes the modern day battle developing around our nation’s law of the land: between conservatives and libertarians. Root explains the important differences between how these two groups look at the constitution, which he says all Americans should care about as “it’s providing real limits on government power that spells out what the government can and can not do.”

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Did you know Kevin Bleyer, writer for The Daily Show, wrote President Obama’s standup routine for the White House Correspondents Dinner and other speeches? Did you know he just published a book, Me the People: One Man’s Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America? Did you know he shot a trailer for the book that features Daily Show correspondents Jason Jones and Samantha Bee that you can watch above? Did you know Kevin will be appearing at 92YTribeca on July 9 with BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith to talk about it?

Now that you’re equipped with this vital information, have a great 4th of July week.