In the aftermath of the disgraceful shout down of Judge Kyle Duncan, a Stanford law student has written an op-ed called (in the paper edition) “Confessions from Stanford Law’s silent majority.” A better title would have been “Confessions of an abject coward.” A good subtitle would be “Why we may be doomed.”
I very much doubt that the “far right” has any representation at Stanford in the law school or anywhere else, much less a loud one. I would very much like to know who the six “far right” activists are in the law school.
Cowardice aside, that is as self-serving and self-centered an appraisal as you are likely to find. This is the same nonsense you encounter when the NYT’s or the WaPo declare their views to be the center of political discourse thereby casting all conservatives and nearly all Republicans as far right actors in their little morality plays. When it’s not delusional, it’s done in bad faith. I would bet that Tess Winston is a fine example. Apart from quibbling about tone and nibbling around the edges, I very much doubt that there is much, if any, disagreement on substance between Wilson and the DEI dean and the protestors who have gotten so much attention lately: When there is no reason for them to pushback, there will be no pushback: Occam’s razor. Her sudden openness about her “discomfort” couldn’t possibly be motivated by a concern that her opportunities upon graduation might be trimmed by the likes of Judge Ho and others of similar mind. Surely not.
Great post. It would be interesting to know how many faculty are fellow travelers of or intimidated by the far left. Several years ago I attended my reunion at Harvard Law School. I had heard that the school was in thrall to a leftist fad called critical legal theory. At the Harvard book store I skimmed a book by a recent Harvard Law grad complaining that Harvard Law School took liberal college grads and turned them into corporate servitors. I read that and thought "Maybe things aren't so bad." Jim Dueholm
I very much doubt that the “far right” has any representation at Stanford in the law school or anywhere else, much less a loud one. I would very much like to know who the six “far right” activists are in the law school.
Cowardice aside, that is as self-serving and self-centered an appraisal as you are likely to find. This is the same nonsense you encounter when the NYT’s or the WaPo declare their views to be the center of political discourse thereby casting all conservatives and nearly all Republicans as far right actors in their little morality plays. When it’s not delusional, it’s done in bad faith. I would bet that Tess Winston is a fine example. Apart from quibbling about tone and nibbling around the edges, I very much doubt that there is much, if any, disagreement on substance between Wilson and the DEI dean and the protestors who have gotten so much attention lately: When there is no reason for them to pushback, there will be no pushback: Occam’s razor. Her sudden openness about her “discomfort” couldn’t possibly be motivated by a concern that her opportunities upon graduation might be trimmed by the likes of Judge Ho and others of similar mind. Surely not.
Great post. It would be interesting to know how many faculty are fellow travelers of or intimidated by the far left. Several years ago I attended my reunion at Harvard Law School. I had heard that the school was in thrall to a leftist fad called critical legal theory. At the Harvard book store I skimmed a book by a recent Harvard Law grad complaining that Harvard Law School took liberal college grads and turned them into corporate servitors. I read that and thought "Maybe things aren't so bad." Jim Dueholm