Lawrence Douglas is the James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought at Amherst College. His books include "The Memory of Judgment: Making Law and History in the Trials of the Holocaust" and "The Vices". His work has appeared in leading publications such as the "New Yorker", the "Times Literary Supplement", and "Harper s". He lives in Sunderland, Massachusetts.