Law

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

What King Learned from Gandhi
Priyanka Kumar tells us what these two 20th-century luminaries shared.
Priyanka KumarJan 16, 2017
- Law
- Politics
Limitless Achievement: On “East West Street”
Kate McLoughlin on Philippe Sands's "East West Street."
Kate McLoughlinDec 19, 2016
Original Sin: The Electoral College as a Pro-Slavery Tool
Slave states gave us the Electoral College; we should get rid of this vestige of the so-called peculiar institution.
Paul FinkelmanDec 19, 2016
- Law
- Politics
Richard Posner Is a Monster
Richard Posner is a monster, or so he says, but so is Wagner, Tolstoy, Proust, Kafka.
Allen MendenhallDec 1, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Law
The Evolution of a Supreme Court Justice
Brachah Goykadosh reviews two new books on Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Brachah GoykadoshNov 30, 2016
Free Speech in the Post-Gutenberg World
Stephen Rohde on Timothy Garton Ash's "Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World."
Stephen RohdeNov 16, 2016
- Law
- Politics
Commanders in Chief and the Defense of the Republic
Paul Finklelman on David J. Barron's "Waging War."
Paul FinkelmanNov 15, 2016
- Law
- Politics
The Patty Hearst Story: Too Bizarre to Make Up
Laurie L. Levenson on Jeffrey Toobin's "American Heiress."
Laurie L. LevensonNov 9, 2016
- History
- Law
Narratives of Personhood: The Various Shades of the Enlightenment
Meir Dan-Cohen on two new books that elucidate the challenges that enlightened humanism faces today.
Meir Dan-CohenNov 6, 2016
To Take the Measure of Lives: The Metrics and Morals of Quantifying Police Violence
An essay on Roland Fryer’s statistical study of racial bias in policing.
Ryan T. WoodsNov 3, 2016
- Law
- Politics
“Against Democracy” and “Against Elections”: Where Do We Go From Here?
Two books argue against democracy as it is practiced and explore alternatives. No, not dictatorship.
Roslyn FullerOct 31, 2016
- Law
- Politics
Bind. Torture. Kill. Vote?
An essay on the issue of whether convicted criminals should be allowed to vote.
Simon R. GardnerOct 30, 2016