It is patently clear now (if it weren’t all the way back to the dueling historical narratives in Heller) that this is an exercise in bad history and cherry-picking. Why pretend otherwise? Those now ascendant didn’t indulge the old majorities by using their frames when dissenting and instead used them to build a cadre of fellow travelers.

Even when Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson isn't writing opinions, she's still letting everyone know how little she understands about the job. In a recent interview, Jackson spoke openly about her role as a justice.