“Whenever I felt tempted to, I don’t know, watch cat videos or bad Netflix TV instead of writing this Brandeis biography, I thought of his stern but kindly visage and buckled down and wrote the damn thing, because there’s so much information out there, and these are such anxious times in democracy, such unreasonable times.” KnowsWritingFeltWatchesDemocracyInformationTvsCatDown AndVideoDamnAnxiousBiographiesTemptedUnreasonableNetflixDamn ThingsLouis Brandeis Author:Jeffrey Rosen
“For [Louis] Brandeis, you know, ethnicity and background are much less important than facts and reason. And he believes that far from wanting to efface our diversity of perspectives, we have to embrace it because that makes us more American, not less. In that sense, he's incredibly modern in an age of cultural pluralism. And it is disappointing for just the reasons you say that not everyone has embraced his pluralistic vision.” KnowsBelieveImportantReasonFactsAgeVisionModernPerspectiveDiversityEmbraceBackgroundsDisappointingEthnicityPluralismLouis Brandeis Author:Jeffrey Rosen
“Louis Brandeis never had the opportunity - or he never sought the opportunity I should say - to work closely with African American lawyers. He was also a Southern Democrat, you know, at a time when both parties were supportive of segregation.” KnowsShouldOpportunityPartyDemocratLawyerAfrican AmericanSouthernSupportiveSegregationLouis Brandeis Author:Jeffrey Rosen
“Justice Jefferson has a blind spot on race. You know, more than a blind spot. A terrible blemish on his legacy, slavery, for which he's properly excoriated. So, I think [Louis] Brandeis has done this as well.” ThinkingKnowsWellsDoneJusticeRaceTerribleSlaveryBlindSpotsLegacyBlind SpotsLouis Brandeis Author:Jeffrey Rosen
