POSNER THOUGHTS @Posner_Thoughts
Musings from the smartest man in the world. ca7.uscourts.gov Chicago, IL Joined February 2016-
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MY LIKES ARE PRIVATE? I LIKE CATS. TAYLOR SWIFT, AND SANCTIONS. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.
IT'S NO "CAT'S PAW THEORY"
I AM HERE TO OVERSEE THE BURNING OF THE BLUEBOOKS
HOLMES WAS A GREAT JURIST COMPARED TO MOST; HE WAS MID COMPARED TO ME
I COULD HAVE DONE IT.
I COULD HAVE DONE IT.
WHAT A WASTE
AS IF LAW CLERKS WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH, NOW FEDERAL JUDGES WILL USE AI TO WRITE THEIR OPINIONS.
MY FAVORITE NUMBER #MyTwitterAnniversary
LIKE I SAID, THE SUPREME COURT ISN'T A COURT.
LIGHT WORK.
TRUE
THE POPE WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE LAW CLERK
HOW IS THAT A BAD THING?

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