The cursive strokes of iron gall ink on parchment sent my eyes on a roller coaster ride through American history — swoop, swish and a loop-de-loop.
As I read from the stretched animal hide, I blinked twice to recalibrate my brain, which is used to clean, crisp digital fonts — not the wispy script that was a few feet in front of me. So I took my time looking over the original 14th Amendment, wondering how these century-old words could shape the coming presidential election.
