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The Greatest Legal Mind of Our Era

Posted on | May 10, 2025 | Comments Off on The Greatest Legal Mind of Our Era

The brilliant young legal scholar

MADISON, Wisconsin
As mentioned previously (“God and Man at UW-Madison”), a distinct #resistance attitude prevails among faculty here, and yesterday’s law school commencement ceremony included several expressions of unmistakably progressive sentiments, uttered with an apparent certainty that everyone in attendance shared these feelings. Amid such provocations, I maintained my composure, and probably no one noticed that I wasn’t applauding enthusiastically for speakers who expected to be cheered for mouthing clichéd “social justice” platitudes.

The occasion of my son Jefferson obtaining a law degree was something I wasn’t going to let be spoiled by politics, no matter how hard the faculty tried. At a Thursday reception for the graduates, my wife and I had a wonderful conversation with the law school dean, a friendly and cheerful fellow, and the thought occurred to me during Friday’s ceremony — two-and-a-half hours, giving me plenty of silent thinking time — that perhaps I could write the dean a letter, reminding him that (a) Donald Trump was elected with a margin of 2 million votes last year, carrying Wisconsin with a 30,000-vote margin, (b) probably at least 40% of the parents in attendance at UW graduation events are Republican voters, and therefore (c) perhaps it would be wise to avoid turning commencement ceremonies into progressive tent-revival sermons. Even if there is a near-zero representation of Republicans on the university faculty — clear evidence of a discriminatory hiring policy — it might be a mistake for state university administrators to “let your freak flags fly” at graduation, less the Republican-controlled legislature take notice. But I digress . . .

Making his Mama proud

The Journalistic Father and His Legalistic Son

Never mind the politics. Law school is a crucible, and Wisconsin is consistently ranked among the nation’s best (#28 in the latest U.S. News rankings), so Jefferson’s achievement is remarkable. We are very proud of him, and hopeful for his future. Way to go, kid.



 

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