Patricia J. Williams

Columnist

@madlawprofessor

Patricia J. Williams is University Professor of Law and Philosophy, and director of Law, Technology and Ethics at Northeastern University.

Telly-Tommy Telly-Tommy

If we're going to have a society surveilled 24/7, let's begin at the top.

Jul 28, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Extrajudicial Activism Extrajudicial Activism

The Klan was willing to risk that their victims were innocent; we can't take that risk today with accused terrorists.

Jun 29, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Just a Theory Just a Theory

Recently it seems discussion on culture goes well beyond careless epithet and into a land with no common ground.

Jun 16, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Genetically Speaking Genetically Speaking

There is no specific genetic marker that distinguishes one race from another.

Jun 2, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Salt in the Wound Salt in the Wound

Why is The New York Times Magazine floating an unsubstantiated theory of genetic determinism?

May 19, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Beyond the Pale Beyond the Pale

A closer look at sexual abuse cases makes the questions surrounding them even murkier.

May 5, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

The ‘Ick’ Factor: Villains, Veils and Vision The ‘Ick’ Factor: Villains, Veils and Vision

While Michael Jackson's 2005 trial was appalling, it was not the stuff of ordinary tabloid catharsis; there was not an unsullied soul within fifty miles of the courthouse.

Apr 21, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Moral Postman Moral Postman

The notion of a moral compass is so politically vexed that it ought to be depicted with its little needle spinning.

Apr 7, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Habeas Corpus Habeas Corpus

There was an article in The New York Times Magazine not long ago about people who collect hyperrealistic "reborn" dolls.

Mar 24, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Grim Fairy Tales Grim Fairy Tales

It seemed too bizarre to be anything but apocryphal, but, hey, I heard it on NPR: William Poole, a high school junior from Kentucky, was taken into custody and charged with threa...

Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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