Archive - Teri Kanefield: Musing about Books, Law, and Politics

It's All About the Tenth Amendment.

(No, really. It is)

May 20 •

April 2025

Your Brain on Ideology

When The Guardian, The Telegraph, and Communications Professor Jennifer Mercieca recommended The Ideological Brain: The Radical Science of Flexible…

Apr 26 •

March 2025

Do the People Want a King?

I usually write a short introduction, but it seems to me that a blog post called "Do the People Want a King" needs no introduction.

Mar 15 •

February 2025

Socrates and The Subversive Element

I started out writing about the trial and execution of Socrates.

Feb 15 •

January 2025

Democracy, Oligarchy, and Tyranny

Jan 19 •

December 2024

Antigone: Rule of Law or my Conscience — and a bit more about the election

Make Politics Cool Again

Dec 22, 2024 •

Making Philosophy Cool Again, Part 1: Euthyphro, The Spirit of Liberty, TV Lawyers (and more)

Dec 1, 2024 •

November 2024

Why I am Setting out on a Journey and Inviting You Along

I am back from my 5-month blogging sabbatical.

Nov 3, 2024 •

June 2024

Some sad news (and a bit about the Supreme Court)

Jun 23, 2024 •

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Part 2: Why Criminal Law?

I started to write about arrest procedures and arraignments, and then I got caught up in more interesting issues like why we even have criminal law.

Jun 16, 2024 •

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Part 1: The Basics

I decided to follow a suggestion from readers and start a general series about criminal law and procedure to offer perspective on current events.

Jun 8, 2024 •

All About Appeals

I suspect I know why people have been asking about appeals.

Jun 1, 2024 •

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