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The Spanish Supreme Court has effectively ended the career of the judge who dared to revisit the crimes of the Franco era. But the real losers are those who relied on him to defend human rights, from Spain to Guantánamo.

Have copyright laws failed?

For all its defenders, privacy remains hard to understand.

Russ Feingold is leading the charge to close the constitutional loophole that allows governors to appoint senators.

A new biography of economist Joseph Schumpeter explores his insights into the emerging world of globalized capitalism.

The Bloodless Revolution explores four centuries of arguments for vegetarianism, from good health to fascist politics.

Two new histories of British imperial rule in India take the narrow
view. In fact, the scandal of empire can be isolated neither to Europe
nor to the past.

The Senate should abandon its comical pretensions to being a body reflecting any democratic mandate.

ISLAND OF THE BANNED

How their wealth and power threaten democracy