DOGE Runs Amok & Originalism’s Ahistoricism
February 10, 2025
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February 10, 2025
DOGE Runs Amok & Originalism’s Ahistoricism
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DOGE Runs Amok & Originalism’s Ahistoricism
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<p>This week, the ladies react to the ransacking of the federal government by Elon Musk and his fleet of DOGE dorks. Then, Kate and Leah speak with Jonathan Gienapp, professor of law and history at Stanford University and author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/against-constitutional-originalism-a-historical-critique-jonathan-gienapp/21320944?ean=9780300265859&next=t&next=t">Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique</a>, about what originalists get wrong about history and how the founders thought about the law.</p><p></p><p>Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2025! </p><ul>
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