The Universal Genius

There are those who believe lawyers are "universal geniuses," that they know how to think and so, given facts about anything they can come to a correct decision about it. Most of those folks are lawyers, of course (including, legend from my Constitutional History class has it, Thomas Jefferson). This attitude may explain a lot of the problems with lawyers today, as well as why lawyers are so hated. It certainly explains this blog, which is made up of all lawyers (bar one occasional contributor). Today, the one lawyer who best exemplifies lawyer-as-universal-genius is Richard Posner. True, he has explicitly rejected this role, for himself and others, but I'm going to hang it on him anyway. The latest example of this is his fascinating take on the Massachusettes decison legalizing gay marriage. It's a highly recommended read.

Go on. Start reading.
- posted by Tom Sawyer @ 6:31 PM