Law

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

Immigration into the Bosom of America
John Joannes reflects on Tom Gjelten's "A Nation of Nations," recently reissued in paperback.
John JoannesSep 3, 2017
The United States — A Model for the Nazis
Stephen Rohde looks at how the American race laws inspired the Nazis.
Stephen RohdeSep 3, 2017
Talking God in the United States
Rachel Gordan reviews "Religious Freedom: The Contested History of an American Ideal" by Tisa Wenger.
Rachel GordanAug 31, 2017
Pointing at the Wrong Villain: Cass Sunstein and Echo Chambers
David Weinberger on the problems of Cass R. Sunstein's "#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media."
David WeinbergerJul 20, 2017
A Guardian of Good Usage and Grammar
Don Franzen talks to Bryan A. Garner, one of the most prolific and respected arbiters of grammar and usage in the English language.
Don FranzenJul 14, 2017
- Law
- Literary Criticism
One Mystery Will Solve Another: Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich’s “The Fact of a Body”
Alice Bolin on Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich’s hybrid of true crime and memoir, “The Fact of a Body.”
Alice BolinJul 9, 2017
- Law
- Memoir & Essay
Cruel but Not Unusual: Putting Down the Attica Uprising of 1971
Mary F. Corey on Heather Ann Thompson's Pulitzer Prize–winning "Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy."
Mary F. CoreyJun 22, 2017
An Arduous but Triumphant Journey
Elaine Elinson on Susan Burton and Cari Lynn's "Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women."
Elaine ElinsonJun 21, 2017
Banality of Evil Redux
Imagine Adolf Eichmann was never prosecuted for his war crimes. Instead, he wrote a book.
Stephen RohdeJun 14, 2017
- Law
- Politics
Torture: On the Wrong Side of History
CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou on the new book by James E. Mitchell, the creator of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques.
John KiriakouJun 14, 2017
- Law
- Politics
A “Christian Nation” with an Enlightenment Constitution
Alyson Claire Decker reviews Geoffrey R. Stone's "Sex and the Constitution."
Alyson Claire DeckerJun 10, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Law
“What Are You Doing Here, Sister?”
Lamya HJun 7, 2017
- Law