This is part of How Originalism Ate the Law, a Slate series about the legal theory that ruined everything. And that’s because the whole nation is currently lashed to a small, stupid, perpetually changing theory of legal interpretation variously known as “originalism,” or “textualism,” or “original public meaning,” or “history and tradition.” A theory that is—unless you were born in …
Fabiana Lamm, a school psychologist in the Valley, rides her bike to her work. But they aren’t for the 31,000 teachers union members inside schools, who might deal with students with many needs or teach classes so large that there aren’t enough desks to go around. 10 / 18 Kweisi Gharreau, center, parent of two kids at Canfield Elementary School …
