From a constitutional standpoint, the religion of a candidate is supposed to make no difference. Even before the founding fathers dreamed up the First Amendment, they inserted a provision in the Constitution expressly prohibiting any religious test for office. — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
A constitutional tradition that works is one that is in a constant state of dynamic evolution. You have a written constitution that says 'x,' but no constitutional system works if it just follows what's in that written constitution and never… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have. — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the major international question was the relation between Islam and democracy. — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
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 Image
