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Readers will no doubt have heard this news already, but here is one account. No cause of death is given, although one suspects suicide of course given the public humiliation and vilification he suffered. A tragic story. (Earlier coverage here.) (Thanks to David Zimmerman for calling this to my attention.)
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which is down slightly from last year. There were about the same number of jobs advertised in the first placement bulletin as last year. For amusement, I looked at the CVs of the 16 candidates who listed Jurisprudence as one of their preferred subjects. Of these, I would say two were qualified to teach legal [ ]
Professor Weaver, who spent his academic career at the Univeristy of Louisville (with some visiting stints elsewhere), was a scholar of administrative law, law technology, and the First Amendment, but may have been best known for his work with S.E.A.L.S. over many years. The S.E.A.L.S. memorial notice is here.
Professor Charles, who was emeritus at Yale (where he taught from 2014 to 2023), was a leading scholar of ancient philosophy, especially Aristotle. Prior to Yale, he taught at Oxford from 1979 until his move to Yale. Most recently, he was visiting professor of philosophy at Stanford. Comments are open for remembrances from those who [ ]
This study says the answer is no. I cannot comment on the methodology, but let s remember that many of the most important right-wing figures in American life are graduates of Harvard and Yale (e.g., Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, J.D. Vance, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Vivek Ramaswamy, and on and on). Perhaps they are anomalies, or [ ]
The last thread garnered 22 submissions, so I thought with fall approaching, it would make sense to open a new thread. The rules, as before: In light of the growing number of these volumes, I am going to run a thread periodically in which I invite authors or readers to share links to philosophical works [ ]
is not so much she comes across as more like a flaky teenager. Someone who thinks the police promote white supremacy is not a serious person of the left. And her Twitter blather about Thanksgiving et al. is just embarrassing. Fortunately, the Milwaukee County Executive, David Crowley, prevailed (despite polls showing Hong with a big lead). [ ]
Someone should really do this again, since U.S. News reputational surveys are done so poorly. The Survey and the MethodBetween March 3 and March 21, 2003, more than 150 leading legal scholars from around the nation completed the most thorough evaluation of American law faculty quality ever undertaken. Scholars were invited to participate in the [ ]
He is obviously smart and articulate, and it serves him well given the shit being thrown at him. And here s a good ad that s running: I m worried, to be sure, how anti-Muslim and anti-Arab prejudice will affect the vote, but he seems like a skillful politician, so let s hope he can pull it off.