The Tom Wood Show, episode 1380.

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Hi, everybody. Tom Woods here. Mark Pulliam is back with us today, and Mark is fast becoming one of my

favorite commentators on legal and constitutional issues. We're going to talk today about constitutional

originalism. Of course, the idea of originalism has to do with how the Constitution is to be

interpreted correctly. The problem is, some people who say their originalists are not really

advancing originalism. They're advancing their own pet theory. And it's not clear that this is the

approach that so-called conservatives and libertarians ought to be taking. And Mark Pulliam is

blowing the whistle on these faux originalists. He's written a series of

articles on this topic. I'll link to those on the show notes page for you. And you'll definitely

get something out of this. And I'm not going to mention names as to where this faux originalism is

coming from. It does seem to have some association with certain

think tanks. I'll let Mark name names. He's the guest after all. I'm not going to censor him if he

chooses to do so. Just so you know about Mark's background, Mark is a graduate of the University of

Texas School of Law. He practiced law

in California for 30 years with a large law firm where he was recognized as one of the best

lawyers in America. He is very widely published across many periodicals. He has his own blog,

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