Liberal judges tend to be expansive about things like equal protection, while conservatives read more into ones like 'the right to bear arms.'
Regency romances end in marriage; zombie stories end in the zombies being vanquished. 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' delivers both.
Law graduates have always ended up in business, government, journalism and other fields. Law schools could do more to build these subjects into their coursework.
The blogosphere makes it possible to have a sprawling national conversation about the hard times - often among people who would never find each other offline.
There is a lot of talk in conservative circles about judicial modesty and deferring to the political branches. That view of judging often overlooks the important role that courts have in protecting people's rights. But if there was ever a time to defer, it is when Congress is protecting voting rights in the exact way the Constitution directs it to.
Anti-New Deal rhetoric has never disappeared from American political life.
The anti-New Deal line is wrong as a matter of economics. F.D.R.'s spending programs did help the economy and created millions of new jobs.
One way to reduce the need for layoffs would be to cut back on hours, spreading the available work among more employees.
'Hard Times' does not romanticize the Depression, but at least a few of Mr. Terkel's subjects managed to find silver linings.
The press should not get special privileges - if they drive recklessly or put people in danger, they should be subject to every reckless driving and endangerment law on the books - but they should also not be singled out for special punishment.
There is no actual need to tighten voter ID rules: there have been extraordinarily few instances of people committing fraud at the polls.
Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets have a great deal of information about all of us - and the government wants to be able to see it.
DMs are a lot like email - and should have the same privacy protections as a mailed letter.
For technology companies, information about what people do online is extremely valuable - it can be used to sell targeted advertising or sold to data clearinghouses.
Gun violence in the U.S. is an epidemic.
When the gun lobby fights gun-control legislation, its logic is clear: it does not like laws that prevent people from owning or using guns.
Even a single Justice can have a profound impact on the country.
As long as there have been elections, there have been attempts to keep eligible people from voting.
Defending Congressional authority should not be a partisan issue.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the major achievement of President Obama's first term.
