Banquet, Founders & Foes (An Exchange)

Many originalists are well-versed in The Federalist Papers. They rely on these documents to better understand the original meaning of the Constitution. But to understand the original meaning of the Constitution, originalists cannot read The Federalist Papers alone. Rather originalists must look to both sides of the original debates. The Anti-Federalists are half of the story, and, when it comes to the Bill of Rights, they may be almost the whole story. The Symposium will begin with an introduction into the Anti-Federalists—who they were, why they were called “Anti-Federalists,” and why originalists should read their essays today.
Featuring:

Judge Andrew S. Oldham, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit


Judge Amul R. Thapar, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit