This essay reviews the book by Jill Lepore, We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for history. It explains how Lepore examines the history of constituti..
This essay reviews the book by Jill Lepore, We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for history. It explains how Lepore examines the history of constitutional amendment—both successes and failures—to argue that frequent amendment was the democratic intent of the Framers. And shows how this amendment philosophy contradicts the originalism of the current Supreme Court.
Charles Britton, Book Review: Judicial Originalism as a Byproduct of an Overly Difficulty Amendment Process: Jill Lepore's We The People, 18 ConLawNow 81 (2026)
