Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard ...

We must keep in mind, however, that this wonderful document is only parchment and ink unless the people it governs make it function. The system of checks and balances, the guarantees of liberty, and ...

Harvard’s Jill Lepore is a triple threat: lauded historian, prominent legal scholar and New Yorker journalist. She approaches the American experiment from myriad angles, drawing on protagonists such ...

In the We the People series, The Spokesman-Review examines a question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: What is one thing the ...

Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard ...