brazenandtenured- The New NormalSo is this the New Normal? The question gets asked about lots of things—Washington politics, the economy, terrorism, infrastructure, the financial markets. And the question gets asked anxiously because as a normal—as a baseline—this new normal (whatever it may be) … Continue reading →Pierre Schlag
- Notes in Support of the Liberal Arts Law SchoolHere are a few ideas for how law schools that are not in the top ten (or not in the fifteen that are in the top ten) might respond to the structural forces bearing down on legal education. For those … Continue reading →Sarah Krakoff
- Facts (The)These little items are trouble. Let me state right off that I have not always been on entirely friendly terms with “the facts.” We have had a long and, at times, uneasy relation. Things took a bad turn early. I … Continue reading →Pierre Schlag
- Gun Culture, Part 2The national spotlight is on Colorado, where Governor John Hickenlooper, a moderate democrat, has endorsed the idea of tightening gun control regulations. Hickenlooper and members of the democratically-controlled state legislature have indicated plans to introduce laws that would require universal … Continue reading →Sarah Krakoff
- Mayan End of the World Canceled (A Brazenandtenured Exclusive)Apparently, through some rather incredible and oddly parallel set of mistakes, the ending of the world will not happen on December 21st. Instead, it appears the world has already ended on November 10th. The mistake is a moment of some … Continue reading →Pierre Schlag
- The Great GOP Identity SearchIn the wake of the great Republican defeat (and despite the distraction of the Petraeus Affair) pols and pundits continue to offer advice to the Republican Party as to how it might reform itself in order to…. well, do better … Continue reading →Pierre Schlag
- Sustainability and Equity in a Climate Changed WorldA small group of environmental law professors gathered recently for a two-day workshop on the concept and practice of sustainability. I was asked to lead a discussion about the relationship between sustainability and equity. The group decided to take the … Continue reading →Sarah Krakoff
- Book Review (and subtext)The recent publication of [.......] by Professor X marks a moment in the history of [.......]. It establishes him as one of the leading, if not the leading, authority on the subject of [.......]. Professor X works at Zip Code Law … Continue reading →Pierre Schlag
- We Built It (Part II–Factors of Production)“We built it.” So runs the mantra of the GOP. To which there is only one possible response: Well, actually no you didn’t. And let me explain why since it’s not addressed in my last post on this subject. … Continue reading →Pierre Schlag
- Ryan’s Scariest LieI know sub-three hour marathoners, I am friends with sub-three hour marathoners, and I have run a sub-three hour marathon. Paul Ryan, you are no sub-three hour marathoner. To many, Paul Ryan’s marathon lie is probably the most innocuous one … Continue reading →Sarah Krakoff
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Economy versus the Environment? Not! (Or Why to Be Tigger Instead of Eeyore this Halloween)
Jobs versus the Environment. It’s an old rhetorical battle that has recently acquired new life. Here are some examples of its past. In the 1970s and 80s, when the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts were passed and initially enforced, … Continue reading
Posted in Nature/Culture, Politics
Tagged economics, environment, politics, recession, time
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Theoretical Unspecifiables (Theory Moves)
Theoretical Unspecifiable: [thee-uh-ret-i-kuhl un-spes-uh-fahy-uh-buhl] Noun Phrase In a theory or a mode of thought, an unspecified (and unspecifiable) term used to resolve gaps, contradictions, incommensurabilities and paradoxes. A theoretical unspecifiable is conceptually nearly vacant (and inaccessible to theorization) but at the same … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Random Jurisprudence, Theory Moves
Tagged aesthetics, jurisprudence, Teaching Moment
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Jobs, Death, Philanthropy and Taxes
As a former user of pc’s and various other non-Apple tech products, I still have the fervor of the newly converted. I love my MacBook Pro, my iPhone and iPad, and think everything Apple is faster, more intuitive, less buggy, … Continue reading
Posted in Nature/Culture, Politics
Tagged decadence, economics, environment, politics, recession
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AALS Law School Hiring and Recruitment: How to Get a Job as a French Intellectual (The Interview)
Today, there is a great wealth of advice available to faculty candidates who wish to become law professors. One of the little known avenues for becoming a law professor (much neglected in even the best existing literature) is to get … Continue reading
Narcissistic Interpretation (Theory Moves)
Narcissistic Interpretation: [nahr-suh-sis-tik in-tur-pri-tey-shuhn] Noun Phrase A tendency to systematically misread the work of others in a way that confirms one’s world view or satisfies one’s psychological, political or professional needs. Antonym: charity in interpretation See also: déformation professionelle; taking … Continue reading
Posted in Nature/Culture, Random Jurisprudence, Theory Moves
Tagged cognition, interpretation, Teaching Moment, theory moves
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Remembering Derrick Bell
Derrick Bell died last week at the age of 80. Though his passing was overshadowed by the death of Steve Jobs, Bell’s achievements were recounted in the New York Times and elsewhere: First African American law professor to be tenured … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Random Jurisprudence, The BAT Cave
Tagged jurisprudence, legal academia, politics, race
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Middleness, Moderation, Compromise, and Other Inflexible Positions
Some Democratic politicians and commentators are wistfully wondering whether Occupy Wall Street and its national counterparts might not be a progressive equivalent of the right’s Tea Party Movement. A bit late–dontcha think? And ironic as well. Because it signifies a … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Random Jurisprudence, Uncategorized
Tagged law, moderation, politics, pragmatism
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America—The Young? (Full-On Decadence)
It is a commonplace that America is a young country. The idea rests on an implicit frame of comparison (Europe) as well as the ascription of an origin in 1776 or 1789 or some such date. The idea also rests on … Continue reading
