by “Woe to you [lawyers], because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your forefathers who killed them. So you testify that you approve of what your forefathers did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.” –Luke 11:47-48 I found myself recalling this perplexing and troubling statement last week when, in the [...]
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A few weeks ago, Harvard Law School hosted a conference in honor of Bill Stuntz. I already counted myself among Bill’s many admirers and friends, but my impression that people like Bill don’t come along very often was fully confirmed by this outpouring of respect and admiration from a remarkably diverse and accomplished group of people.
Read the full postSince, as a Presbyterian, I am a genuine puritan and Rob is only a pretender, I thought I’d weigh in on the Vice-President’s “hot mike” problem.
One of the reasons language like the Vice-President’s is unfortunate is that it has a coarsening effect. I don’t just mean that we all get used to hearing things that ought to offend us, though that is certainly true. An equally significant problem is that such language is coarsening in the sense that it substitutes for articulate speech. In this sense, the Vice-President might just as well have whispered “Party on, Garth” into the President’s ear.
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