The growth of law and litigation since the 1960s is often decried for being costly and inefficient. But what about the benefits? Hasn't expanded liability also produced greater fairness and accountability and more responsible decisions? In his new book, Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans from Too Much Law (Norton, 2009),...

For Barack Obama’s supporters on the left, to say his policy choices have been a disappointment would be an understatement. Explaining how this came about is Jack Goldsmith’s provocative new book.

Last week, the London-based nonprofit Bureau of Investigative Journalism published a series of articles accusing the U.S. of covering up civilian casualties caused by drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas. In reality, drones represent the most discerning--and therefore most moral--form of aerial warfare in human history.

A Congressionally appointed and sanctioned system of preventive detention would solve the problem of how to handle terrorist detainees.

Too bad we won't be able to sue the trial lawyers when the inevitable deaths happen.

Abuse of the tort system by trial lawyers is driving safe drugs from the market and patients from mainstream medicine.

Walter's great contribution is in seeing the Constitution whole--as much more than a set of legal doctrines or parade of court decisions--and in showing that it can illuminate the most vexing contemporary problems and controversies. There is no better way to observe Constitution Day than to read Walter Berns.