Law

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

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
Letter from New York: The Dope on How We Cope, or, The Theater Cure
Laurie Winer reviews several plays currently on Broadway, including "Hadestown," "To Kill a Mockingbird," and "My Fair Lady."
Laurie WinerApr 26, 2019
The Kaiser’s Trial: How a Case that Never Happened Helped Create the International Criminal Justice System
Mark Ellis reviews William A. Schabas's meticulously researched and gripping "The Trial of the Kaiser."
Mark EllisApr 8, 2019
“We the People”: A Guide for the Perplexed Liberal
Erwin Chemerinsky's "We the People" is a rallying cry for progressives to get out of their funk.
Laurie L. LevensonApr 3, 2019
- Law
- Politics
First and Not Last
"First: Sandra Day O’Connor" is the happy product of a rare publishing phenomenon: the marriage of a significant subject with a mature, empathetic writer.
Jonathan ShapiroApr 1, 2019
The Hundred Years’ War Over Free Speech
"The Free Speech Century" is a rich buffet of intellectual delicacies, which need not be gorged in one sitting but can be enjoyably sampled at leisure.
Stephen RohdeMar 8, 2019
The Last of the Unicorns: Facebook and the Fight for a Better Future
Siva Vaidhyanathan's "Antisocial Media" paints a bleak picture of Facebook's impact, but are its policy prescriptions enough?
Robert GorwaMar 4, 2019