Individual Rights – Our Gift and Our Curse
I’m a liberal. When those disgruntled ranchers in Oregon stormed and occupied federal land, I agreed that they should be arrested and tried. When gay marriage was legalized in the United States, I...
View ArticleScalia at Sea
Justice Antonin Scalia was never shy in his defense of originalism, the widely influential theory of Constitutional interpretation to which he subscribed. Only by sticking close to the Constitution’s...
View ArticleAl-Tounsi, a novel, to be published by Ankerwycke in February 2017
I’m really happy to announce that Al-Tounsi, a novel, will be published by Ankerwycke Books in February, 2017. The novel follows several fictional Justices of the US Supreme Court as they argue a...
View ArticleA Reminder: Merrick Garland is the Only Legitimate Nominee
I’ve been growing more and more frustrated with the Democrats lack of force around the open Supreme Court seat. The sitting President of the United States has chosen his nominee for the Supreme Court....
View ArticleTrumpillo: How Donald Trump resembles Rafael Trujillo
Today in the US election, Donald Trump tried to “revoke” the Washington Post’s press credentials. This affront to the free press – one of the basic norms of democracy – comes on the heels of Trump’s...
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The Seven Heavenly Halls, October 19th, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
The world premiere of Brian Current’s new orchestral piece, The Seven Heavenly Halls, will be played in Montreal by the OSM, with the masterful Kent Negano conducting. The Seven Heavenly Halls features...
View ArticleA new website for Al-Tounsi
For news, blurbs, events and so forth on my upcoming novel, Al-Tounsi, check out shiny new website, Al-Tounsi.com
View ArticleBreath In Between, at Crow’s Theatre in February-March 2017
I’m thrilled to be directing a new, re-written production of Breath In Between in early 2017, premiering at Crow’s Theatre’s... Read more
View ArticleThe Personal Life of Judge Neil Gorsuch
How does a Supreme Court Justice’s personal life affect his ability to rule on law? That question won’t get much airtime in this week’s Senate confirmation hearing for Judge Neil Gorsuch. That’s...
View ArticleAl-Tounsi – at Politics and Prose Bookshop and The Ivy Bookshop, March 25-26
I will be speaking about Al-Tounsi, and the Supreme Court in general, in Baltimore and Washington. At The Ivy Bookshop, Bird in Hand, in Baltimore, March 25th at 7:30 At Politics and Prose in...
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