For what it’s worth, I’m not some Clinton acolyte; I’m fully prepared to admit that she has faults. Her super predator comments were nothing short of repulsive. And I actually am sorry that you found my comments off-putting.

I 100% agree.

It is perfectly fine for you to take issue with Clinton and see glaring holes in her positions, b/c questioning one’s elected officials is a crucial part of being an active, engaged member of the electorate. But only so long as you ultimately cast a vote in her favor—not Trump, who would place in extreme danger the…

I’ve said this elsewhere, but to my mind, one of the biggest problems with his statement is that his self-congratulatory attitude (“we’ve never had that problem, thank goodness”) has a not-in-my-backyard mentality. Like, sexism is something that happens elsewhere and couldn’t possibly manifest in his company. It’s…

The problem is two-fold.

The 5th Amendment makes clear that the necessary standard for fairness is higher in capital cases. So while biases are present in all trials, they’re much more problematic when a defendant’s life is on the line.

Most constitutional scholars will actually insist that the death penalty is unconstitutional in light of the 6th Amendment, i.e., the right to a fair and unbiased jury. It’s been proven time and again (by both the federal government as well as nonpartisan organizations) that race is the deciding factor in whether a…

Because obviously the victim of harassment, not the perpetrator, should be punished. She should abandon her chosen vocation or be forced to flee elsewhere.

As a female academic, I completely buy that my male peers are pathologically self-championing. The authors of this particular study don’t address the brown-nosing that comes with being included in a collection/edition. If the editor of a collection of essays invites you to contribute, it’s almost de rigueur that you…