The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern world.

My own career reflects a strange dichotomy between the world we've long known and the world that will become.

Students follow rules. Students complete assignments. The job of students - in part, at least - is to please their teachers. Now, I realize I may be exaggerating a little here, but basically I think I'm right: students do what they're told.

Everyone wants to be paid well - I know that I certainly do. But there are lots of other satisfactions that we get from our work. To feel needed. To feel accomplishment. To believe that our work matters. Being a lawyer gives you a rare chance to experience that kind of success.