Author Archive
Generational Topsy Turvy
Law school dean Jeremy Paul reflects on how technology is changing the balance between the generations everywhere from the family to the university enterprise.
The Affordable Care Act: Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right
Law school dean Jeremy Paul examines the legal issues at stake during this week’s Supreme Court arguments over health care legislation.
The Politics of Calculus
A better grasp of mathematics would improve public understanding of contemporary policy choices as well as enhancing economic competitiveness, says law dean Jeremy Paul.
Who Killed the Bookstore: After All, It Was You and Me
Law school dean Jeremy Paul urges bookstore-lovers to put the life we want above the cheaper prices we crave.
Getting Beyond Gridlock
As voters, we must demand more from our politicians than abstract formulations of party ideology, says law dean Jeremy Paul.
Dems Didn’t Start the Fire
Joe Nocera’s New York Times column, “The Ugliness Started with Bork” on Oct. 22, 2011, vividly illustrates why informed citizens are so frustrated with contemporary punditry. Nocera offers four points: 1. Contemporary politics is marked by an unwillingness of Democrats and Republicans to work together and a profound mistrust of each side by the other. […]
Constitution Day
I was honored to preside last Monday over this year’s Constitution Day lecture given by John Palfrey, Henry N. Ess III Professor of Law and Vice-Dean for Library and Information Services at Harvard Law School. He spoke eloquently about the Internet’s contributions to the worldwide flourishing of democracy, and shared his research detailing how oppressive […]
Why Sidebar?
People often ask me why I traded the contemplative professorial life for the administrative chores of a law school dean. Many privileges and responsibilities make institutional leadership rewarding, but none more so than the chance publicly to champion the values of higher education while representing no client other than the truth. I am grateful to […]