From probate-reform blog Estate of Denial, Division of Labour (Mike DeBow), Scott Greenfield again, Tarlton law library (University of Texas), Alan Caruba, and from my Cato colleague Ilya Shapiro in a post on academic freedom and the Widener controversy (on which earlier). And Prof. Bainbridge updates his reading list.
Posts Tagged ‘Schools for Misrule’
Law school appearances: AU, Dickinson
Following my swing last week through Colorado, Wyoming and McGeorge (Sacramento), I’m speaking at lunchtime today at American University-Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. And — this one a new last-minute booking — on Monday I’m scheduled to speak at Dickinson/Penn State in Carlisle, Pa. (simulcast at the State College campus). Events are sponsored by the Federalist Society and I’ll be discussing Schools for Misrule, my new book on law school progressivism.
C-SPAN2’s “BookTV”
You can watch me give a talk on Schools for Misrule this Sat. April 9 at 4 p.m. Eastern, or very late Sunday night/Monday morning at 2 a.m. Eastern, according to the channel’s latest schedule. And remember that you can buy the book here — with one-day delivery, even, or instantly on your electronic reading device.
“Between the Covers” podcast with John J. Miller, NR
My Cato Institute talk on Schools for Misrule
I was joined on March 3 by Roger Pilon, who directs Cato’s project on law and the Constitution, and by distinguished federal judge Douglas Ginsburg of the D.C. Circuit, who commented. You can also watch it (possibly in a larger format) at the Cato site.
Law schools roundup
- ABA accreditors may tighten disclosure rules for law schools [TaxProf, Hoffman, Mystal]
- Did Chicago-Kent vault in rankings just by getting US News to present its name differently? [ATL] More on strangeness of rankings [Bernstein, Somin] Law schools ranked on “diversity,” coherence of concept questioned [John Gordon, Commentary]
- Update: charges pressed against Widener prof over hypotheticals in crim law class [Kerr and more, Thorne/NAS, Reynolds, earlier]
- Applications plunge, perhaps providing a good occasion for rethinking what law schools do [ABA Journal]
- “NLRB Chairman Joins St. John’s Conference on the Evils of Business” [ShopFloor]
- Why lawprofs’ daydreams of power differ from other academics’ [Jay Greene] And my law school travels continue as I discuss Schools for Misrule this week at Colorado, Wyoming, and McGeorge (University of the Pacific).
Radio and other book news
Last Thursday I was interviewed on one of the nation’s great radio shows, Milt Rosenberg’s extension 720. It was a wide-ranging discussion and host Milt Rosenberg had some generous words for the book; also participating by telephone for part of the show was Dan Polsby, dean at the George Mason University School of Law. WGN has now posted the podcast of the show here. I’ve been a guest on several other shows as well in recent days, including Brian Schimming (guest-hosting for Vicki McKenna), on Wisconsin’s WIBA, BlogTalkRadio “Patriot Games” with D.R. Tucker, and “Battle Line.”
Prominent NYU legal ethicist Stephen Gillers, with whose views I’ve not always seen eye to eye in the past, was in the audience at my NYC talk earlier this month and has written up some of his reactions here. (The speech by Justice Samuel Alito to which he refers is here.) Meanwhile, a letter-writer at the WSJ enjoyed John McGinnis’s review last week, and Elizabeth Wurtzel has been wanting to read the book since she heard about it.
Book milestone
Per Amazon, Schools for Misrule is #1 at the moment in Books > Nonfiction > Law > Legal Education > General. Get your copy today!
Reminder: Milt Rosenberg show tonight
A reminder that I’m scheduled to be a guest on the incomparable Milt Rosenberg’s 50,000-watt radio show tonight, 10-12 p.m. Central Time. Talkers magazine has described him as the “nation’s leading author interviewer. A Chicago institution for the literate” and I’m not surprised. He had me on his show for an earlier book and I was bowled over by what a close and intelligent reading he’d given my words and what a wide-ranging yet relaxed conversation we had as a result. Definitely a don’t-miss show!
C-SPAN2 “Book TV” today
Today at noon Eastern, C-SPAN2’s popular “Book TV” feature will broadcast my remarks before a Heritage Foundation audience in Washington, D.C. I’ll be talking about my new book Schools for Misrule, reviewed yesterday in the Wall Street Journal and (by George Leef) in The Weekly Standard (more). Last night Schools for Misrule hit a sales ranking of #718 on Amazon, and stood at #1 in the One-L category, #2 in Legal Education after a test prep book, and #7 in Law (with only one policy-oriented book higher). It stood at #332 this morning on Barnes & Noble.
Have you bought your copy yet? It’s available through your local bookstore, as well as by way of online sources such as Amazon (commission to this site applies), Barnes & Noble, Powells.com, and Books-a-Million. And electronic versions are available for a variety of e-readers including the Amazon Kindle, BN “Nook”, and others.