When the [Supreme] Court moved to Washington in 1800, it was provided with no books, which probably accounts for the high quality of early opinions.

When, exactly, did the American justice system become a competitive team sport?

America is not like a blanket-one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt-many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.

America has the longest prison sentences in the West, yet the only condition long sentences demonstrably cure is heterosexuality.

Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow-red, yellow, brown, black and white-and we're all precious in God's sight.

bigger than Andrew by a reasonable amount.