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The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism

The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism

Erwin Chemerinsky— One more example—a particularly powerful one of originalists abandoning originalism when it does not serve their ideological goals—is affirmative action. The originalists who have been on the Court,… READ MORE

From Outlaws to In-Laws

From Outlaws to In-Laws

In Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws, William N. Eskridge and Christopher R. Riano explore the deeply religious, rabidly political, frequently administrative, and pervasively constitutional features of the debate and… READ MORE

God in the Closet

God in the Closet

Anthony T. Kronman— My parents were intelligent atheists. They had a battery of reasons for their disbelief. But as I eventually discovered, their disdain for religion was not the product… READ MORE

Into the World’s Greatest Heart

Into the World’s Greatest Heart

Timothy F. Jackson— Introduction These letters represent Edna St. Vincent Millay’s written correspondence from 1900, when she was eight, until 1950, the last year of her life. Readers of these… READ MORE

Prologue: Our Time

Prologue: Our Time

In a small front room, amid the unfamiliar smells of Gauloise tobacco smoke and strong black coffee, I sit with my French host family staring at a small black-and-white television… READ MORE

Poetry Month 2023: Radical Love

Poetry Month 2023: Radical Love

Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition is a stunning collection that showcases the love poetry and mystical teachings at the heart of the Islamic tradition. Accurately and sensitively… READ MORE

Winter in Paris, 1920

Winter in Paris, 1920

Edna St. Vincent Millay— PARIS, 1920  Jan. 29, 1920  Twenty-five days without a decent cup of coffee,—twenty-five days, three hours & forty-six minutes, to be exact,—an honest calculation, too, allowing… READ MORE

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