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Arrest the American ISIS Fighter

by Noah Feldman | Sep 18, 2017 | Opinion

President Donald Trump has to decide what to do with an American who was fighting for ISIS, captured by Kurdish forces in Syria and handed over this week to the US military. The best solution is also the simplest: Charge him with material support for terrorism,...

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Does she know what “dogma” means here? Photographer: Mark Wilson

Questions that could be an Outrage

by Noah Feldman | Sep 15, 2017 | Opinion

Senator Dianne Feinstein owes a public apology to judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett, as during Barrett’s confirmation hearings last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Feinstein, the California Democrat, insinuated an anti-Catholic stereotype that goes back...

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Ban open flames. Photographer: Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

Universities Can Do More to Curb Hateful Speech

by Noah Feldman | Aug 22, 2017 | Opinion

The University of Virginia was apparently caught off guard Friday when hundreds of white supremacists marched through the iconic campus carrying lit torches. But with more alt-right protests planned this coming weekend, and white nationalist Richard Spencer seeking to...

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America And The New Travel Ban Rules

by Noah Feldman | Jul 2, 2017 | Opinion

President Donald Trump’s administration has issued guidelines through the State Department for who will be exempt from the travel ban from six majority Muslim countries, which the US Supreme Court allowed Monday to partly go into effect. The guidelines are highly...

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Supreme Court Doesn’t Care What You Say on the Internet

by Noah Feldman | Jun 21, 2017 | Opinion

It was a big day for free speech at the US Supreme Court. In two consequential decisions, the justices set the terms for the First Amendment in the era of Donald Trump and the internet. In one, the court struck a blow against political correctness, saying the Patent...