In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the major international question was the relation between Islam and democracy. Noah Feldman centurydecadedemocracy Change image and share on social
In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have. Noah Feldman agediplomacyideological Change image and share on social
William O. Douglas married not one, not two, not three, but four hot blondes. He was not faithful to any of them, not even the last, and each was younger than the previous woman... But after his personal life began to actually fall apart, he developed a set of values about the Constitution that turned out to maximize our autonomy and freedom. Noah Feldman autonomybeginblonde share on social
Well-meaning Europeans sometimes argue that unlike the U.S., their countries are traditionally 'homogeneous' and have little experience with immigration. Noah Feldman arguecountryeuropean Change image and share on social
The transformation of the United States from a traditional republic to a democratic nation run in large measure by a single executive took a couple of hundred years. Noah Feldman coupledemocraticexecutive Change image and share on social
Marriage is the most obvious public practice about which information is readily available. When combined with the traditional Jewish concern for continuity and self-preservation - itself only intensified by the memory of the Holocaust - marriage becomes the sine qua non of social membership in the modern Orthodox community. Noah Feldman combinecommunityconcern share on social
The modern presidency, as expressed in the policies of the administration of George W. Bush, provides the strongest piece of evidence that we are governed by a fundamentally different Constitution from that of the framers. Noah Feldman administrationbushconstitution share on social
It is often noted that it can be hard for democracies to fight wars because of changing public opinion. Noah Feldman changedemocracyfight Change image and share on social
What is driving the tendency to discount Joseph Smith's revelations is not that they seem less reasonable than those of Moses; it is that the book containing them is so new. When it comes to prophecy, antiquity breeds authenticity. Events in the distant past, we tend to think, occurred in sacred, mythic time. Noah Feldman antiquityauthenticitybook share on social
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 amendmentcandidateconstitution share on social