What Makes a Jewish Joke Jewish? Ruth Wisse offers a cogent analysis of Jewish humor in her new book. Why does she overlook several decades of scholarship on ethnic jokes? Click here for the rest of the article...
June 11, 2013 - The Forward
Samuel Alito in Bloomberg It is the judgment of the Louisiana lawmakers and those in an increasing number of other states that these harms justify the death penalty,Alito wrote. "The court provides no cogent explanation why this legislative judgment should be...
George Greer in USA Today I have had no cogent reason why the (congressional) committee should intervene,Greer told attorneys in a conference call Friday, adding that last-minute action by Congress does not invalidate years of court rulings.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg in New York Times The inference of scienter must be more than merely 'reasonable' or 'permissible' - it must be cogent and compelling, thus strong in light of other explanations,Justice Ginsburg said. "A complaint will survive, we hold, only if a reasonable...