The headline may sound like a hockey score, but what follows is a little more serious than that. It is a score of how the Supreme Courts of these two neighbors have dealt with the... Read More

Lawyers live in fear of an edict called “Rule 11.” When a lawyer presents a pleading or brief to a court, the goal is to make the client’s argument as persuasively as possible. What Rule... Read More

The God industry makes most of its money by selling psychological comfort. People are able to enhance their self-esteem by participating in an activity that the conventional wisdom endorses, whether or not it provides any... Read More

I am one of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s biggest fans. I went so far as to feature her story in a book I wrote about history’s twenty leading humanist heroes, ranking her alongside the likes of... Read More

Sir Walter Scott warned that “O, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive!” He was right about that, but today one might add that we also weave tangled webs when... Read More

My favorite line from Casablanca is uttered by Captain Renault, exclaiming that he is “shocked—shocked—to find that gambling is going on in here!” right before a casino employee hands him his winnings. The makers of... Read More

The most badly bungled episode in American foreign policy since the Vietnam War has been our fumble of the opportunity presented by the “Arab Spring.” For a brief moment, there was a real chance for... Read More