Noah Feldman, who teaches law at New York University, has emerged as the leading expert on the relations between religion and government worldwide. He is the author of two previous books: After Jihad, which put him "into the center of an unruly brawl now raging in policy circles over what to do with the Arab world" (The New York Times Book Review); and What We Owe Iraq, which Richard Clarke called "insightful, accessible, and highly recommended." A former U.S. Supreme Court clerk, and presently a fellow at the New America Foundation, he lives in New York City.