Law

“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.” — Aristotle

Echoes of Fascism
Stephen Rohde reviews Henry A. Giroux's new book, "The Terror of the Unforeseen."
Stephen RohdeSep 9, 2019
Consistently Inconsistent: On Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Allen Mendenhall reviews Stephen Budiansky's new biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Allen MendenhallAug 27, 2019
Poetic Justice: Oliver Wendell Holmes’s Life in Law and Letters
Geoffrey Kirsch reviews "Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas" by Stephen Budiansky.
Geoffrey KirschAug 27, 2019
What Is Inequality?
Robert L. Tsai discusses the history and philosophy of inequality.
Robert L. TsaiAug 22, 2019
Biddy Mason: A Free Woman in Los Angeles
Candace Cooper reviews "Biddy Mason Speaks Up (Fighting for Justice)," a new book by Arisa White and Laura Atkins.
Candace CooperAug 18, 2019
Prosecutorial Indiscretion: A Conversation with Emily Bazelon
Emily Bazelon discusses her new book, “Charged,” and the scandal of mass incarceration.
Travis LupickAug 10, 2019
- Law
- Politics
An Exquisite Cacophony: On Jay Wexler’s “Our Non-Christian Nation”
Dan Friedman reviews Jay Wexler's new book, "Our Non-Christian Nation."
Dan FriedmanJul 29, 2019
To Better Understand Elizabeth Warren, Try Reading Her Husband
Elizabeth Warren’s husband, the Harvard Law Professor Bruce Mann, thus far in the shadows, illuminates his wife’s thinking through his writing.
John F. MullerJul 18, 2019
- Law
- Politics
Freedom of the Press Under Attack
Stephen Rohde looks at three new reports that detail assaults to freedom of the press and freedom of speech over the past year.
Stephen RohdeJun 23, 2019
Looking at the Supreme Court’s Growing Partisan Divide Through Elite-Colored Glasses
Alyson Claire Decker reviews Lawrence Baum and Neal Devins's "The Company They Keep: How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court."
Alyson Claire DeckerJun 11, 2019
- Law
- Politics
The Sea Is Not Anonymous: On Jeffrey S. Kahn’s “Islands of Sovereignty: Haitian Migration and the Borders of Empire”
One of the strangest and most contentious borders in US history is the watery one with Haiti.
Allison CoffeltMay 14, 2019
The Mueller Report: “Oh My God. This Is Terrible. This Is the End of My Presidency. I’m Fucked.”
Stephen Rohde reads the Mueller Report and looks at past impeachment proceedings to determine where we go from here.
Stephen RohdeMay 3, 2019
- Law
- Politics