Constitution
The Texan Tablets
Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in Texas schools? The question is pending review by the Supreme Court, and justices will likely look to the intentions behind the Constitution to guide their decisions. They are unlikely to find easy answers.
Forging a State
As Syria prepares to transition into a post-Assad era, questions about what principles the country will enshrine in its new constitution are already emerging. Many have been asked before, as a look back at a century of attempts to birth a modern Syrian state reveals.