Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Ernest van den Haag

Born: September 15, 1914
Died: March 21, 2002 (aged 87)
Bio: Ernest van den Haag was a Dutch-American sociologist, social critic, and John M. Olin Professor of Jurisprudence and Public Policy at Fordham University. He was best known for his contributions to National Review.
Known for:
- The death penalty (1983)
- The Jewish mystique (1969)
- The U.N., in or out? (1987)
- Passion and social constraint (1963)
- U.S. ends and means in Central America (1988)