EP 84 WHAT IS ORIGINALISM AND HOW DOES IT PLAY INTO OUR ONGOING DEBATE ABOUT GUNS?

Do you think the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to adapt to the times or one embedded in stone with principles that are sacrosanct and not malleable?  It’s an age old question.  One of the afherents of the latter interpretation of the Constitution, Ilan Wurman, joins us for a thoughtful discussion of what that means and how, in his view, progressives, libertarians and conservatives can claim the mantle of originalism.  And as the conversation goes on we tie it to the 2nd Amendment and whether gun laws can be changed and still adhere to originalist doctrine.  Get your thinking caps on and enjoy this nuanced exchange

https://www.amazon.com/Debt-Against-Living-Introduction-Originalism/dp/1108419801

 

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