About the Author

Richard A. Posner is a judge on the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. Judge Posner has written many works on jurisprudence and legal philosophy, as well as books and articles on issues of moment, including An Affair of State: The Investigation, Impeachment, and Trial of President Clinton; Breaking the Deadlock: The 2000 Election, the Constitution, and the Courts; Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline; Preventing Surprise Attacks: Intelligence Reform in the Wake of 9/11; and Catastrophe: Risk and Response. He lives in Chicago.

Reviews

On Richard A. Posner:
He writes with a flair that puts most journalists to shame and a depth of knowledge that puts most professors to shame.
Alan Ryan, The New York Times Book Review
Posner has a voracious intellectual curiosity and a discipline for work rivaled by almost nobody in the United States.
Alan Wolfe, The New Republic
An intellectual force to be reckoned with . . . he can lay claim to the title of pre-eminent judicial theorist of our time.
Leonard H. Becker, The Nation
He writes with a refreshing parsimonious intensity.
Robert S. Boynton, The Washington Post
A marvel. He is hyperactive like Harold Bloom, audacious like Christopher Hitchens, and a practical man of the world like Alan Greenspan.
David Brooks, The New York Times Book Review
A polymath, a one-man think thank.
Gary Rosen, The Wall Street Journal
Posner has not only the lively intelligence one expects of a public intellectual, but also extraordinary energy and resourcefulness.
Gertrude Himmelfarb, Commentary
A felicitous writer with a marvelously caustic wit . . . a pleasure to read.
Eric Alterman, The Nation"

On Richard A. Posner:
He writes with a flair that puts most journalists to shame and a depth of knowledge that puts most professors to shame.
Alan Ryan, "The New York Times Book Review"
Posner has a voracious intellectual curiosity and a discipline for work rivaled by almost nobody in the United States.
Alan Wolfe, "The New Republic"
An intellectual force to be reckoned with . . . he can lay claim to the title of pre-eminent judicial theorist of our time.
Leonard H. Becker, "The Nation"
He writes with a refreshing parsimonious intensity.
Robert S. Boynton, "The Washington Post"
A marvel. He is hyperactive like Harold Bloom, audacious like Christopher Hitchens, and a practical man of the world like Alan Greenspan.
David Brooks, "The New York Times Book Review"
A polymath, a one-man think thank.
Gary Rosen, "The Wall Street Journal"
Posner has not only the lively intelligence one expects of a public intellectual, but also extraordinary energy and resourcefulness.
Gertrude Himmelfarb, "Commentary"
A felicitous writer with a marvelously caustic wit . . . a pleasure to read.
Eric Alterman, "The Nation""

On Richard A. Posner:
"He writes with a flair that puts most journalists to shame and a depth of knowledge that puts most professors to shame."
-Alan Ryan, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Posner has a voracious intellectual curiosity and a discipline for work rivaled by almost nobody in the United States."
-Alan Wolfe, "The New Republic"
"An intellectual force to be reckoned with . . . he can lay claim to the title of pre-eminent judicial theorist of our time."
-Leonard H. Becker, "The Nation"
"He writes with a refreshing parsimonious intensity."
-Robert S. Boynton, "The Washington Post"
"A marvel. He is hyperactive like Harold Bloom, audacious like Christopher Hitchens, and a practical man of the world like Alan Greenspan."
-David Brooks, "The New York Times Book Review"
"A polymath, a one-man think thank."
-Gary Rosen, "The Wall Street Journal"
"Posner has not only the lively intelligence one expects of a public intellectual, but also extraordinary energy and resourcefulness."
-Gertrude Himmelfarb, "Commentary"
"A felicitous writer with a marvelously caustic wit . . . a pleasure to read."
-Eric Alterman, "The Nation"

On Richard A. Posner:

"He writes with a flair that puts most journalists to shame and a depth of knowledge that puts most professors to shame."
-Alan Ryan, "The New York Times Book Review"

"Posner has a voracious intellectual curiosity and a discipline for work rivaled by almost nobody in the United States."
-Alan Wolfe, "The New Republic"

"An intellectual force to be reckoned with . . . he can lay claim to the title of pre-eminent judicial theorist of our time."
-Leonard H. Becker, "The Nation"

"He writes with a refreshing parsimonious intensity."
-Robert S. Boynton, "The Washington Post"

"A marvel. He is hyperactive like Harold Bloom, audacious like Christopher Hitchens, and a practical man of the world like Alan Greenspan."
-David Brooks, "The New York Times Book Review"

"A polymath, a one-man think thank."
-Gary Rosen, "The Wall Street Journal"

"Posner has not only the lively intelligence one expects of a public intellectual, but also extraordinary energy and resourcefulness."
-Gertrude Himmelfarb, "Commentary"

"A felicitous writer with a marvelously caustic wit . . . a pleasure to read."
-Eric Alterman, "The Nation"

On Richard A. Posner:
" He writes with a flair that puts most journalists to shame and a depth of knowledge that puts most professors to shame."
- Alan Ryan, "The New York Times Book Review"
" Posner has a voracious intellectual curiosity and a discipline for work rivaled by almost nobody in the United States."
- Alan Wolfe, "The New Republic"
" An intellectual force to be reckoned with . . . he can lay claim to the title of pre-eminent judicial theorist of our time."
- Leonard H. Becker, "The Nation"
" He writes with a refreshing parsimonious intensity."
- Robert S. Boynton, "The Washington Post"
" A marvel. He is hyperactive like Harold Bloom, audacious like Christopher Hitchens, and a practical man of the world like Alan Greenspan."
- David Brooks, "The New York Times Book Review"
" A polymath, a one-man think thank."
- Gary Rosen, "The Wall Street Journal"
" Posner has not only the lively intelligence one expects of a public intellectual, but also extraordinary energy and resourcefulness."
- Gertrude Himmelfarb, "Commentary"
" A felicitous writer with a marvelously caustic wit . . . a pleasure to read."
- Eric Alterman, "The Nation"