After giving a talk on the nobility of our learned craft and the power of lawyers to help bend Dr. King's moral arc of the universe toward justice, a listener said to me, “Oh, you're such an optimist.

With all the negativity in the news, it can be tough to stay optimistic. From layoffs and inflation to political polarization and global issues, there are plenty of reasons for concern. But optimism ...

I used to think optimists were naive and pessimists were smart. Pessimism seemed like an essential feature of being a scientist: the basis of science is to challenge every result, to pick theories ...