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Scattergories list 44/8/2023 ![]() On the other hand, I do like its examples of the infelicity of category errors: “The number two is blue,” “The theory of relativity is eating breakfast,” or “Green ideas sleep furiously.” I don’t like the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ’s entry on category errors because it reduces them to “infelicitous” statements. It got ample space in his obituaries, and it’s a good cautionary tale about how small slips of the tongue can end up defining you.īut what I really like about this story is how it mangles a way of thinking about representation. This episode is the only thing he’s remembered for by those other than his friends and family and some Nebraska political junkies. Hruska was a good man and he had a perfectly respectable-at times even laudatory-political career. I like this anecdote for a bunch of reasons. They are entitled to a little representation, aren’t they? We can’t have all Brandeises and Frankfurters and Cardozos.” In a TV interview, he said, “Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. Roman Hruska’s defense of Carswell and the nomination is considered a minor classic in political spin. Critics charged that Carswell was a decidedly mediocre jurist. Harrold Carswell to fill Abe Fortas’ seat on the Supreme Court. ![]() No, wait: You are powerless to stop me if you’ve heard this one before, hah! In 1970, Richard Nixon nominated G. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)ĭear Reader (excluding those of you unhealthily bothered by other people’s admittedly weird handiwork),
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