Here are a few things that have recently been called “the exception that proves the rule”: the Mini-Transat sailing race (because it’s international and doesn’t “boil down to duels between French ...

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. What follows the abolition, separated by the word “except,” has been generating litigation and constitutional argument for 60 years. Most Americans can’t identify ...

I’m working on Better Than Before, a book about how we can change our habits—the most fascinating subject ever. One thorny question that I tackle is: How can we make an exception to a good habit, ...

If you’ve ever wanted to understand how failure is represented in source code, you’ve come to the right place. In addition to an overview of Java exceptions, this article gets you started with Java’s ...