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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.
Law
“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.” — Aristotle
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.
“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.
Bind. Torture. Kill. Vote?
An essay on the issue of whether convicted criminals should be allowed to vote.
A Thin-Skinned, Moody Martinet Threatens the Free Press: On Richard Kluger’s “Indelible Ink”
Richard Kluger’s account of the trial of John Peter Zenger, which paved the way for a free press in the United States.
The Machinery of Death
Stephen Rohde discusses the possible elimination of the death penalty.
Lawyers Write for a Living
Don Franzen talks to Greyson Bryan about his new novel, “BIG: Beginnings.”
Turn Left or Get Shot
Priyanka Kumar on Elizabeth Hinton's "From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime."
Freelance Constitutionalism: Akhil Amar and the History that Shadows Us
Laura W. Brill looks at Akhil Amar's "The Constitution Today."
A Philosophical Take on Fracking
Amy Knisley on "A Field Philosopher's Guide to Fracking" by Adam Briggle.
An Extraordinary Person
Shirin Ebadi’s autobiographical “Until We Are Free” describes her struggle to erect human rights law in Iran after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
Brandeis’s Brain: On “Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet”
Thomas Healy on Jeffrey Rosen's "Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet".
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