A well-functioning democracy has a culture of free speech, not simply legal protection of free speech. It encourages independence of mind. It imparts….

Well, I've liked Star Wars since the late '70s. I liked it a lot..

Probably, if we looked at Da Vinci or Michelangelo with care, we'd see a historical particularity that the work is not treated as having. It's certai….

There is no liberty without dependency. That is why we should celebrate tax day..

Star Wars may be kind of a cartoon, but the original trilogy depicts a political paralysis which breeds an interest in a strong leader who will make ….

Somewhat more broadly, I will suggest that animals should be permitted to bring suit, with human beings as their representatives, to prevent violatio….

Even though Star Wars is easily read as feminist for its time - and even for now, with Princess Leia's role - people wouldn't make a movie like that ….

There is no reason to believe that in the face of statutory ambiguity, the meaning of federal law should be settled by the inclinations and predispos….

The opening scene in A New Hope, when you see the huge ship, it goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on... that is like a joke of awesomeness..

Game Of Thrones is arguably the hottest thing on television..

My role in the government was not to think about narratives and consistency with narratives, but think of the human consequences of rules..

I think President Barack Obama has been an extraordinarily successful president, and that this period will record that with a bunch of exclamation po….

Sometimes, the word 'voluntary' is a little complicated..

So, I subscribe to the following reading: Star Wars is an essentially Christian tale..

Once we know that people are human and have some Homer Simpson in them, then there's a lot that can be done to manipulate them..

This is a very, very conservative judge who in his dissenting opinions is overwhelmingly likely to be more conservative than the majority..

It's very common to say that Star Wars in the late '70s, that was kind of perfect for Cold War culture and the aftermath of Vietnam in the '60s to ha….

I dealt with people with diverse political views. If you find people who are your political opponents, and talk to them for an hour, chances are you'….

I'm interested in how the Internet spreads information..

A lot of people are focused on climate change as a defining challenge of our time. A lot of people think it is a non-problem, at least in the United ….

As a matter of history, the Fourteenth Amendment was not understood to ban segregation on the basis of race..