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The way the game is now played, when people encounter a view they don't like or agree with, instead of trying to defeat it with reasons, evidence, and arguments, they

1/ Unacceptable. "I'll tell you my position on packing the Supreme Court the day after the election." Nope. Jurists from Charles Evans Hughes to Ruth Bader Ginsburg have warned that

6/ The corruption began in 1987 with the campaign of defamation and vilification against Robert Bork--which was, let us not deceive ourselves, all about abortion and the future of Roe

1/ On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a decision lacking any warrant in the text, logic, structure, or original understanding of the Constitution, struck

1/ In 2016, candidate Trump broke new ground by publishing a list of potential Supreme Court justices from which he would choose his nominees. Again this time he has published

1/ I'm sorry that a climate of intolerance and fear is descending upon the academic world. I'm sad that many students and faculty are being subjected to subtle or blatant

1/ Political candidates do not bear “strict liability” for the people who endorse or support them. Joe Biden and the Democrats are not responsible for Richard Spencer’s endorsing them, and

1/ I don't share @LeslieMarshall's politics, but she deleted and apologized for an embarrassingly stupid tweet sent from her account by an intern. Why continue savaging her? People make mistakes.

Some thoughts from thirty-five years of teaching 18-22 year olds and meeting students as I give lectures around the country.1) Young people are more capable than we think. We tend

1/ I asked folks who wished to continue following me on Twitter from anonymous accounts to identify themselves privately. I was deluged with messages explaining that anonymity is necessary because

From Cornel West and Robert GeorgeTo all of our fellow Citizens:Honesty and courage alone can save our wounded, disunited country.We need the honesty and courage to speak the truth—including painful

1/ I sometimes ask students what their position on slavery would have been had they been white and living in the South before abolition. Guess what? They all would have