These Students Want To Introduce Peers to Civics and the Law

<p>While most high school students might enjoy talking about their favorite streaming shows or the latest trends on Instagram or Tik Tok, Maxwell Steinberg and Kevin Bizily enjoy discussing topics such as corpus linguistics, the use of international law, and the certiorari process.</p>

<p>That inspired the duo of high school juniors to create an online legal journal, <a href="https://www.originalistangles.com/"><em>Originalist Angles</em></a><em>.</em> The publication provides information about civics and resources for students to explore constitutional history and legal methodology. The publication’s first edition launched this month with a focus on federal Indian law.</p>

<p>“Given our shared interest in Constitutional interpretation, the United States judicial system, and Founding-era history, we established this publication so students can take a more dynamic approach to view their nation’s history by exploring different legal issues.</p>

<p>“Our goal is to empower students to engage with the annals of American history and judicial precedent in longer form pieces through a medium expressly designed for them while also operating as a vehicle for intellectual diversity,” Steinberg said.</p>

<p>Steinberg attends Riverdale Country School in Bronx, N.Y., and Bizily attends The Blake School in Minneapolis, Minn. They met through a mutual family friend and want <em>Originalist Angles</em> to spur their fellow students to engage in more critical thinking.</p>

<p>“We aim to operate as an outlet for students to go deeper into the topics that pique their interests or even question something they learned,” Steinberg said. “By producing issues dedicated to a certain theme… we hope to give high school students the fullest picture possible of different legal issues.”</p>

<p>Steinberg and Bizily added that <em>Originalist Angles</em> allows interested students to practice writing about legal issues in a shorter format and a less pressure-filled environment outside the classroom.</p>

<p>And civil discourse and viewpoint diversity—two principles that the Bill of Rights Institute encourages—will be welcome at the journal.</p>

<p>“We promote expressing disagreement while conveying someone else’s arguments fairly, a life skill not unique to the legal or education context,” Steinberg said. “This exercise is a vital component of good citizenship for all students to carry with them.”</p>

<p><a href="https://www.originalistangles.com/">Click here</a> to visit the <em>Originalist Angles</em> website.</p>