Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Not Everything Law Professors Say Is Interesting:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_11_02-2008_11_08.shtml#1226092026
[1]David Hoffman at Concurring Opinions ponders why so many law
professors (particularly those of us who blog) assume that they (we?)
have the ability to offer interesting and worthwhile political
commentary. Among other things, he thinks law professor bloggers have
drawn "the wrong lesson from their students' willingness to write down
every word they say." He adds:
Not everything a professor says is interesting. When 40, 60, 100,
or more students laugh at your jokes, I guess it becomes easy to
forget. Generally, people add value by writing and talking about
things they know something about. . . . Most law professors have no
personal experience with the innards of a modern political campaign
(serving as an consultant on a committee about a substantive legal
issue isn't the same at all). We aren't well positioned to know
what commercial will appeal to lower-middle-class voters, or what
song will inspire youth turnout. But we've blogged about it anyway.
References
1. http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/11/the_blawgospher.html
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