Diary of a Mad Law Professor

Patricia Williams

The case of a severely disabled 9-year-old girl whose parents subjected her to a series of nonessential surgeries raises troubling questions about medical ethics and public policy.

Patricia J. Williams

Zero and Infinity (Foreign Policy, US Wars and Military Action)

Americans have become so sedated, obsessed and afraid, we are numb to the murders committed in our name.

Patricia J. Williams

America to Me (Racism and Discrimination, Society)

What, exactly, does America look like to people like Michael Richards, Mel Gibson and Richard Viguerie?

Patricia J. Williams

Keeping Up Appearances (Religion, Society)

What are we to make of those who would equate Muslim women who wear the veil with the threat of terrorism?

Patricia J. Williams

Warlords of the First Amendment (Religion, Media, Society)

A right-wing radio host on the vanguard of the English Only movement
provides a platform for religious crazies to keep them from ruining the
funeral of murdered Amish girls.

Patricia J. Williams

A Klatch of Civilizations (Racism and Discrimination, Television, Society)

As Survivor races to the bottom by dividing this season's contenders into race-based tribes, perhaps we can look to Starbucks for new models of how to blend in.

Patricia J. Williams

The Hydra of Jim Crow

Teaching children to speak across boundaries is the essence of what
integration is all about. It carries all the urgency of global peace.

Patricia J. Williams

The 600 Faces of Eve (Internet and New Media, Society)

The digital environs of Facebook and MySpace are ruled by assortive
principles and the misplaced faith that an actuarial table is any kind
of community--beloved, political or otherwise.

Patricia J. Williams