Every generation gets the Constitution that it deserves. As the central preoccupations of an era make their way into the legal system, the Supreme Court eventually weighs in, and nine lawyers in robes become oracles of our national identity. — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
Iraqi national identity under Saddam Hussein never truly incorporated Shiites or Kurds. Sunnis, who identified most closely with the Iraqi nation, remain in some ways disenfranchised relative to the other groups, or at least they perceive themselves that way. — 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
