Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.

What we are seeing in law schools, and really across the field of education (as well as journalism and legal practice) is Gleichschaltung, people and institutions prematurely bending the knee, and pretending all this is normal. It is not.

Moreover, it is impossible to teach respect for the law or even to teach about the law when the government is breaking the law. This is my biggest gripe with the current state of legal education in this country. How can you teach Con Law without criticizing the illegal acts of government?

My answer is, if your government is breaking the law, then laws don’t mean anything. You can’t say, this person is a crook or that person is a fraud, based on charges laid by a government that is itself criminal.

I'd encourage educators to work from the standpoint that AI was, from the off, intended as an assault on their institutions. The Venn diagram between AI evangelists and people who want to replace democracy with techno-feudalism is a circle.

I've never encountered more students who say they hate reading. Students who want to be teachers, writers, or both. I wonder if "hate" means "I have trouble reading," but I also talk with so many students who write in a genre but refuse to read in it. They can't see themselves in relation to others.

I am forever explaining assignments which, to me, feel fairly basic. I do offer some creative options, which need a bit more context. But so many of my students seem unable to follow instructions, even when I return to them multiple times, write them down, or turn them into games or quizzes.