Glenn C. Altschuler

2 weeks ago | thehill.com | Glenn C. Altschuler

Imagine a boxing match in which one fighter can block the blows of his opponent but isn’t permitted to hit back. When struck by a low blow, the injured fighter may appeal, but the referee can only admonish the unscrupulous fighter to abide by the rules. He is not allowed to end the match by throwing in the towel — and his opponent is free to keep punching. This is the situation in which Harvard now finds itself.

3 weeks ago | thehill.com | Glenn C. Altschuler |David Wippman

The adage “let the punishment fit the crime,” articulated by the Roman philosopher Cicero some 2,060 years ago, reflects a principle fundamental to every modern legal system. The notion of reciprocal justice — “an eye for an eye” and not “two eyes for an eye” — also appears in the Code of Hammurabi and the Book of Exodus.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Glenn C. Altschuler |David Wippman

The adage “let the punishment fit the crime,” articulated by the Roman philosopher Cicero some 2,060 years ago, reflects a principle fundamental to every modern legal system. The notion of reciprocal justice — “an eye for an eye” and not “two eyes for an eye” — also appears in the Code of Hammurabi and the Book of Exodus.

3 weeks ago | jpost.com | Glenn C. Altschuler

In the decades following World War II, as prosperity returned and antisemitism subsided, Jews in the United States were increasingly prominent and preeminent in popular culture, literature, and music, as well as social and political movements.

1 month ago | thehill.com | Glenn C. Altschuler

In mid-May, the Department of Government Efficiency — which was established by an executive order, does not have the statutory authority of a government department or agency, is not funded by Congress and claims to not be subject to legislative oversight — tried to embed a team in the Government Accounting Office. The GAO helps Congress audit government spending to identify waste, fraud and mismanagement.