Story time!
My 1st job was at Yale. I often taught Directed Studies, Yale’s great books course for elite humanities students. Big shot profs from other disciplines sometimes taught the philosophy section.
That’s how I met Tony Kronman, former dean of Yale Law School. https://twitter.com/danimmergluck/status/1309942037714800643">https://twitter.com/danimmerg...
My 1st job was at Yale. I often taught Directed Studies, Yale’s great books course for elite humanities students. Big shot profs from other disciplines sometimes taught the philosophy section.
That’s how I met Tony Kronman, former dean of Yale Law School. https://twitter.com/danimmergluck/status/1309942037714800643">https://twitter.com/danimmerg...
That fall Bush nominated Alito to the court.
Tony, a very famous & respected former dean of the Yale Law School, told me as we walked back to campus from the Whitney Humanities Center, “Sam Alito is a great choice. He’s brilliant and fair. One of the sharpest minds out there...
Tony, a very famous & respected former dean of the Yale Law School, told me as we walked back to campus from the Whitney Humanities Center, “Sam Alito is a great choice. He’s brilliant and fair. One of the sharpest minds out there...
...I am certain he’ll turn out to be a big surprise for the GOP. Alito is not a political hack. He’s brilliant and loves the law.”
He was really insistent. I remember this so we’ll be sure I freaking wrote it down right afterwards. Tony was so sure. I was relieved!
He was really insistent. I remember this so we’ll be sure I freaking wrote it down right afterwards. Tony was so sure. I was relieved!
Folks.
Famous law professors are not good at politics. They appear to think it’s all an intellectual game. Or something.
Anyway Noah Feldman & I rode Metro North home from Yale for a semester in 2004 or 2005. He struck me as a really great guy. But he’s so wrong here.
The end
Famous law professors are not good at politics. They appear to think it’s all an intellectual game. Or something.
Anyway Noah Feldman & I rode Metro North home from Yale for a semester in 2004 or 2005. He struck me as a really great guy. But he’s so wrong here.
The end