The Law is the true embodiment
Of everything that's excellent.
It has no kind of fault or flaw,
And I, my Lords, embody the Law.
--The Lord Chancellor, Iolanthe, Gilbert and Sullivan
We can look at the foreclosure crisis as the pre-emininent law enforcement crisis of our time: Elite impunity for crimes committed and still being committed by lenders and servicers (“banksters”) on a massive scale.
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By lambert strether In a post earlier this year on the foreclosure crisis and In Re Jones ("'Code is law.' Literally," 2012-04-10), besides taking a passing swipe at Larry Lessig, I suggested there are two possible ways to look the ... Read Post
Robert P. George argues against marriage equality in the WSJ: Opponents of racist laws in Loving did not question the idea, deeply embodied in our law and its shaping philosophical tradition, of marriage as a union that takes its di... Read Post
In crisis, the wrong question to ask is, "What have I done to deserve this?" The right one is, "What am I now being summoned to do?" Each of us has a task. Every life has a purpose. We can bear the pain of the past when we discover ... Read Post