Antidiscrimination law offers protection to workers who have been treated unfairly on the basis of their race, gender, religion, or…
The recent decision by the Obama administration to ease economic sanctions on Myanmar (also known as Burma) presents an important…
The risk of medical malpractice varies substantially according to physician specialty. Despite evidence regarding the frequency with which…
This article both reviews Manning Marable’s Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention and reflects more broadly upon Malcolm X’s political…
My family and I spent Monday at Boston College celebrating the graduation of our youngest daughter. And at Harvard, where I teach,…
Last November, Republicans finally took control of the House of Representatives here, the final victory of the party’s long Southern…
Twenty years ago this week, a jury acquitted the Los Angeles policemen who beat motorist Rodney King, and the city exploded in a six-day…
Book abstract: Even though political philosophy has a long tradition, it is much more than the study of old and great treatises.…
In a widely cited study, Collier, Hoeffler & Söderbom show that economic growth reduces the risk of post-conflict peace collapse –…
The police profession has much to gain by recognizing its kinship with a broad range of regulatory professions. Law-enforcement agencies,…