Diary of a Mad Law Professor

Convergences Convergences

The cost of failing to see our common fate.

Feb 25, 2010 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Corpus Ex Machina Corpus Ex Machina

Citizens United raises the questions: why is speech the functional equivalent of money, and why are corporations considered persons?

Jan 28, 2010 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Absolutely No Excuse Absolutely No Excuse

It is manifestly barbarous that children should be tossed into jail for life.

Nov 19, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Nobel Peace Sparks War Nobel Peace Sparks War

It's peculiar, the vocabulary that makes a liability out of the Nobel Prize.

Oct 21, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Voice of America? Voice of America?

When does a society tip from expressive speech into excessive fulmination and then into repression or violence?

Sep 23, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Reverse Nazism and the War on Universal Healthcare Reverse Nazism and the War on Universal Healthcare

What's at stake could very well be nothing less than America's own Weimar moment.

Aug 26, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Mirror Man Mirror Man

Michael Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers to the pursuit of whatever Mad Hatter fancy seized him--including his made-to-order kids.

Jul 1, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Boxing Days Boxing Days

Elena Kagan has the intellect, toughness and fair-mindedness to make a great Supreme Court justice.

May 6, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Mrs. Obama Meets Mrs. Windsor Mrs. Obama Meets Mrs. Windsor

Michelle Obama defies the boxes in which women have been caged, expanding the force field of feminism in ecumenical and unsettling ways.

Apr 8, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Science and Supposition Science and Supposition

The new Obama protocols on scientific research will influence not just stem cells but climate change, genetics, sex education and food safety.

Mar 11, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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