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In my quest to fully comprehend US constitutional law before I comment on it, I thought I’d start with an introductory book. My knowledge of US law as a Dutch- and international lawyer is [...]

So I now have four presidents on my all-time favorite US President list. After JFK, Obama now follows Thomas Jefferson. John Adams is relegated to fourth. Not much of a surprise there I think. [...]

When asked, I Iist JFK and Barack Obama as my favorite US presidents if only for personal style. But in terms of personality, I am now wholeheartedly adding John Adams, first Vice-President [...]

I flippantly said in the beginning of this blog and my journey as freelance writer, that I dreamt of reading the biographies of all US presidents. In order. Low and behold, I started. Why not. [...]

If we move on from my previous article, and accept that international law is, well, important and relevant, we can venture into more dangerous territory: a case study that seems to defy my own [...]

Ever since starting this blog, I have wanted start writing short biographical articles about people that interest me. Of course, these people are mostly related to law. Some have come and gone, [...]

This is going to be a short book review I think. First, I’m on vacation. Second, this book – ‘JFK’s Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA and the Sino-Indian War’ – by Bruce Reidel, [...]

The second best book to review on this blog? A book that combines almost everything I am interested in these days. Enter ’The Court and the World’ by US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. [...]

My latest academic projects have propelled me into the strange relationship between the United States Constitution and international law. Some of my research – and that of some awesome [...]