by Katie | May 15, 2017 | Journalism, Law, Social Justice
:: When the FCC Chair mouths off about his duty to enforce rules when discussing speech offensive to his own political party, his words have a chilling effect on speech. On Monday, May 1, 2017, Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show, unleashed a string of school-yard...
by Katie | Feb 24, 2017 | Journalism, Law, Social Justice, Writing Roundup
:: I’ve been writing about freedom of the press and authoritarianism, but also about the judiciary and separation of powers. Mostly this writing is fast-paced and exhausting in its fast-paced-ness, but it is worth it. You can catch it all here: (1) DAME...
by Katie | Jan 28, 2017 | Law, Social Justice
:: What does it mean for a presidential administration to declare itself at “war” with the U.S. media, to declare the U.S. media an “opposition party” and then endorse fringe media that cater to its whims? I was getting my doctorate in rhetoric when George W....
by Katie | Dec 9, 2016 | Law, Textbooks
:: “The Complete Legal Writer promises much and delivers more,” says the best book review, ever. I write a lot of things: novels, essays and journalism pieces, and, as you might not know, nerdy books on nerdy things like legal reasoning, writing,...
by Katie | Dec 29, 2015 | Law, Racial Justice, Social Justice
:: “Please DON’T. If you don’t care about these issues all of the time. DO NOT FOLLOW ME today. I hate it so much. Thanks.” -Mariame Kaba, @prisonculture, on Twitter on 12/28/2015. Today, in the car, my 6yo son asked me about Tamir Rice. He...
by Katie | Jul 16, 2015 | Law, Racial Justice, Social Justice
:: Atticus Finch has, for more than 50 years, allowed white America to sleep at night. Five years ago or so, I wrote and published a scholarly piece on To Kill a Mockingbird. I noted Atticus Finch’s “failure of empathy,” and said that white readers...
