Noah Feldman

FBI director Comey’s firing is a crisis of American rule of law

IT’S not a constitutional crisis. Technically, President Donald Trump was within his constitutional rights on... Updated 11 May, 2017 06:20am

Trump’s unworthy attack on the federal judiciary

Because judges issue rulings, not press releases, it’s also up to civil society and the news media to defend the judge. Updated 07 Feb, 2017 11:03am

How Muhammad Ali transformed the image of Islam

Ali's conversion to Islam — and the meaning the world attached to it — made him a global historical figure. Updated 07 Jun, 2016 10:35am

Can courts stop Obama’s gun rules? It’s unlikely

Gun-rights advocates already suggesting they go to court to challenge Obama's newly-announced executive action. Updated 08 Jan, 2016 11:22am

In Nepal, a lesson for all constitutional governments

What is the essence of a constitutional deal that enables it to succeed? Updated 16 Nov, 2015 09:03am

Good lords for democracy in today’s Britain

THERE’S something inescapably charming about the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament with... Published 31 Oct, 2015 06:44am

Obama’s Iraq strategy boils down to ‘don’t lose’

What the Obama administration can’t tolerate is for more of Iraq — namely, parts of Baghdad — to fall into IS hands. Updated 09 Jul, 2015 07:55am

Drone critics must drop the ‘fantasy of precision’

All weapons system, from the bow and arrow to the intercontinental ballistic missile, sometimes kills the wrong people. Updated 26 Apr, 2015 08:22am

Gunmen strike Tunisia where it’s most vulnerable

WHEN the front gate to the Tunisian national parliament was locked, during my visits from 2012 to 2014, my research... Published 20 Mar, 2015 06:24am

Why Jordan is Islamic State’s next target

JORDAN’S King Abdullah II was in battle gear last week, quoting Clint Eastwood and bombing Islamic State targets ... Published 12 Feb, 2015 06:19am

Why Greece went left while Europe turns to right

WHY has Greece chosen a far-left government at a time when discontented and frustrated voters elsewhere in Europe... Published 31 Jan, 2015 06:27am

The drone memos reveal only contempt

FINALLY, after intense negotiation between the Obama administration and senators including drone-strike stalwart ... Published 26 Jun, 2014 06:14am

Could hospital confession stand in Boston bombing?

OUTSIDE of 24, the FBI doesn’t usually interrogate a suspect who’s just been shot in the head, pumped full of... Published 16 May, 2014 05:56am

US court’s awful yet correct ruling

ARE two years at a Central Intelligence Agency "black site" and three more in prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, enough... Published 29 Oct, 2013 07:30am