Akhil Reed Amar

Akhil Reed Amar teaches constitutional law at Yale University and is the author of The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760–1840.

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  1. Clones on the Court

    A Supreme Court that once included former senators and governors is populated today by judges with identical résumés. Here's why that's a mistake.

    Edmon De Haro
  2. Second Chances

    Presidential encores have a reputation for being rocky. But there have been exceptions—and Obama’s new term could be one of them.

    Mike McQuade (AP Images)