We all learn in school that the judicial, legislative and executive branches of government must check and balance each other. But other non state institutions must participate in this important system of checks and balances as well. These checking institutions include the academy, the media, religious institutions and NGOs.

This is not about celebrity justice, this is about the rights of the children.

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.

Most liberal democracies don't try to figure out what the truth is.

I don't believe in firing professors. They have academic freedom.

Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

I've thought of publishing a book of my hate mail, but I don't own the rights to the letters.