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November | December 2004
United We Fall Lincoln Caplan SCENES Who Needs Keys? Nicholas Thompson Happy 789th, Magna Carta Daniel Brook Onward, Christian Lawyers Geoffrey Gagnon Quick on the Trigger Wendy Davis Won't You Be My Neighbor? Samantha M. Shapiro THE PRUDENT JURIST William H. Simon NUMBERS Lending a Hand Do loan repayment programs work? TERMS OF ART Revolutionary Spark Robert L. Tsai The Supreme Court's fiery rhetoric. ARGUMENT Lost in the Political Thicket Heather Gerken Something constructive to say about elections. Playing the Market Paul Sabin Free markets don't exist and never could. Pay Dirt Dana Mulhauser What to pay public defenders. |
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FEATURES The Epidemic on Aisle 6 By Mark Schone Busting a record number of methamphetamine labs hasn't rid the Midwest of its latest drug scourge. Now cops want to make it harder to buy cold pills that contain a key meth ingredient. Will the drug lobby let them? Marxist-Lessigism By Dan Hunter Computer users of the world have united behind Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig—and what they're doing is much more important than his critics realize. Home Is Where the Heart Is* By Ross Guberman *Provided your dog's weight does not exceed 30 pounds, your shutters are painted a tasteful hue, and your lawn is in accordance with the standards mandated by the architectural-control committee. REVIEWS culture Wyatt Earp Takes the Stand Was the quintessential American lawman guilty of manslaughter for his role in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral? By John Swansburg academy Fireside Chat of the Century A new book argues that America should finally fulfill FDR's promise to guarantee citizens essentials like a home and a job. By Iain Currie academy Against the Law Reviews Welcome to a world where inexperienced editors make articles about the wrong topics worse. By Richard A. Posner academy Elsewhere Judges as film critics, the power of saying you're sorry, and other ideas from the nation's law reviews. STORIES Don't Drink and Divorce Nazma Bibi's husband divorced her in a drunken rage. Now his Muslim community won't let them get back together. By Dan Morrison Death at Incirlik The trial of an Air Force wife who killed her husband offers a disturbing glimpse of life on a military outpost. By Sara Catania Mind Reader Larry Farwell thinks he can tell whether you're lying by peering into your brain. But is "brain fingerprinting" a breakthrough or bogus science? By Sara Solovitch EXHIBIT Wreckers Back to Top |
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