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OPINION: Spirit of Moses is evoked throughout American history

Bruce Feiler is the author of "America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story." This essay is adapted from that new book and appeared in The Washington Post.When the Supreme Court began its new term this month, the justices went to work in a building overflowing with Moses. The biblical prophet sits at the center of the east pediment; he appears in the gallery of statues leading into the court...

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