Readers who are accustomed to the realist plaint that both their scholars and their ideas are shut out from the blobby halls of power may be surprised, or just amused, to find classic restraint dogmas in the writing of well-regarded experts from both major parties—and explicit offshore balancers taking up prime real estate in prestigious policy journals. [read post]

In honor of International Women's Day, a list of some films that feature female lawyers and judges.A la folie, pas du tout (2002). [read post]