Any critique of the set of powerful social institutions that work together to create contemporary American legal education must be as it were political all the way down. (Few things annoy me as much as the conceit trafficked in by “reasonable” centrist types that there are obvious non-ideological solutions to serious social problems, which invariably […]
Author: Paul Campos
Look at this. Then read this.
Is anybody here willing to defend this?
Last night’s game highlighted one of baseball’s most striking features, which is the completely different quality the game takes on in high stakes situations. Most of the time baseball is boring. I don’t mean that as a criticism: The typical regular season game means so little that it’s possible to half-watch it in a comfortable […]
James Atlas has a terrific essay in this past Sunday’s New York Times on how the higher education game is generating what he calls Super People — applicants with absurdly hyper-competent r
I’ve gotten a bit of criticism from a couple of political allies about a piece I wrote this weekend for Newsweek/DB concerning claims that Chris Christie’s weight should be considered a ma
There are a lot of bad reasons to go to law school. Here are some of the most common: (8) Everybody in my family is a lawyer Is everybody in your family also a workaholic with a drinking problem who hates their spouse and never sees their kids? Seriously, as bad reasons go this is […]
I have an article in TNR on the question of how Christie’s weight might affect a prospective presidential run. Something I should have mentioned in the piece is that it doesn’t seem implau
Red Sox lose after leading with two out and nobody on in the bottom of the ninth. One minute later Longoria wins it for Tampa Bay against the Yankees. Go Tigers! I see Scott has been live blogging all
Two incidents from yesterday’s NFL action: (1) Detroit is punting from their own five in a tie game with Minnesota. The clock is running and Minnesota has no time outs. If Detroit calls a time out right before the play clock expires they will punt with 20 seconds remaining. Instead, they snap the ball with […]
The execution of Troy Davis says some things about our legal system which apply to lots of issues beyond the debate over the death penalty. I had some (very tangential) involvement in this matter, so
If you work at a law school, attended one, or currently attend one, please consider signing this letter: “We, the undersigned, believe it is imperative that all law schools provide prospective l