| Jan 9, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyI was three weeks away from taking the Law School Admissions Test in 2004 when I was arrested and charged with domestic terrorism. I hadn’t hurt anyone or vandalized any property. In fact, the indictment didn’t allege that I’d committed any...
| Jul 18, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThe Romans had an expression for it: “Nulla poena sine lege,” no punishment without a law. But people sometimes forget that the opposite is also true: Without punishment for offenders, a law itself can die. The Justice Department recently announced that,...
| May 9, 2011 | Peace / SecurityOsama bin Laden’s death has laid to rest the mystery of his whereabouts. His body lies under the ocean. But now his death raises another increasingly popular question. Was he tracked down thanks to tips elicited through the torture of captured al-Qaeda...