February 7, 2012
"I would not look to the United States Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (via bostonreview)

Ginsburg’s comment is important. I was recently privileged to a conversation about the differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution while smoking shisha in a cafe just off Tahrir Square. The rest of the world cares about this stuff.

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