There ensued a vigorous debate in the academy, as well as in the popular press, and in Congress itself over the prospect of an "originalist" interpretation of the Constitution. Some critics found ...

How to use the Guide: Each clause of the Constitution has its own essay in which the commentator has two objectives. First, the author provides an originalist interpretation of that clause.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants to use the rarely-used clause to allow harsher sentences for mass murderers. His ...