McGinnis and Rappaport on Gienapp: A “Frustrating Book” That “Fails to Take Seriously … The Constitution itself.”
Recently, Jonathan Gienapp published a new book that challenges originalism as inconsistent with how the Framers understood the Constitution. The title says it all: “Against Constitutional Originalism.” The book has already received extremely favorable reviews. Many of those positive reviews are from people who are not themselves constitutional originalists. For a contrary opinion, I would recommend a critical commentary from John McGinnis and Mike Rappaport, who approach the book from the perspective of originalists. Here is the introductory […]