What is Originalism?

What is Originalism? That’s the question Brion McClanahan explores in Episode Ten of his podcast. LISTEN HERE: Originalism is the idea that you interpret the Constitution the way the proponents of the document said it would be interpreted when it was going through ratification in 1787 and 1788. McClanahan makes the case that this is the only…

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Eugene Volokh on Harris v. Quinn

Eugene Volokh argues against Monday’s decision in Harris v. Quinn and “The bedrock principle that, except perhaps in the rarest of circumstances, no person … may be compelled to subsidize speech by a third party that he or she does not wish to support”: But what I don’t see is why there should be any First Amendment problem here…

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Deserving of Darts: President Obama and “Some rigid idea”

Feedburner / Email subscribers: Please note that there are several videos embedded in this article. If they are not visible in this message, please click here to read the article on the site. Wow. President Obama and the question: Is he “Deserving of Darts”? Broad subject…right? We have never “awarded” Barack Obama this dubious GiN… more

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