The practical core of democracy, defined functionally, is the peaceful exchange of power between different groups of powerful political players arranged in parties. — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
The administration of George W. Bush, emboldened by the Sept. 11 attacks and the backing of a Republican Congress, has sought to further extend… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
Our post-denominational age should be the perfect time for a Mormon to become president, or at least the Republican nominee. Mormons share nearly all… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
In 1953, after the armistice ending the Korean War, South Korea lay in ruins. President Eisenhower was eager to put an end to hostilities… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
The Chinese public is deeply nationalist, which matters to China's unelected political leadership as much as U.S. nationalism does to American politicians. As China… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have. — Noah Feldman Copy Share
When we put our trust in diplomacy, it is not because it is an inspiring or uplifting discourse or because it helps us see… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
I have a 2-year-old son, and I know I'm dealing with a big, grand word when I can't point to the thing when I… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
Prisoners, according to the law, who are non-U.S. citizens and are detained outside the U.S. - including in Guantanamo Bay - are denied 'habeas… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
In politics, Joseph Smith was something of a radical. He preached, instead of democracy, a version of theocratic rule within a framework given by… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
The true test of whether Mr. Obama has improved on the Bush era lies in how his administration justifies its decisions on the 241… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the major international question was the relation between Islam and democracy. — Noah Feldman Copy Share
Well-meaning Europeans sometimes argue that unlike the U.S., their countries are traditionally 'homogeneous' and have little experience with immigration. — Noah Feldman Copy Share
Many Muslims in Saudi Arabia believe that the core values of Islam, namely acknowledgement of God's sovereignty and basic human equality before God, are… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
Cyber war takes place largely in secret, unknown to the general public on both sides. — Noah Feldman Copy Share
We often imagine that the court serves as a sort of neutral umpire controlling the warring political branches. But this is mostly myth. The… — Noah Feldman Copy Share
