Southeast of New Berlin on March 25th, shortly before we reached Christ Lutheran Church of Elm Creek, we stopped for a big field of wildflowers at the intersection of Church Rd. and Lone Oak Rd. The predominant yellow flowers are some kind of evening primrose (Oenothera sp.). Also present are Indian paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) and phlox (Phlox drummondii). A spot along the fence not far from where I took the top photograph revealed a different mix, with sandyland bluebonnets (Lupinus subcarnosus) replacing the evening primroses. A bit of Nueces coreopsis (Coreopsis nuecensis) is present in both views.
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For questioning Covid restrictions, Georgetown Law suspended me from campus, forced me to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, required me to waive my right to medical confidentiality, and threatened to report me to state bar associations.
That opening paragraph from William Spruance's February 19th article on the website of the Brownstone Institute reminds me of how the dictators in the Soviet Union used to have political dissidents locked up in mental institutions. Georgetown Law School hasn't become that extreme yet, but the belief that someone who questions a health policy needs a psychiatric evaluation is essentially the same as the belief that someone who questions a political ideology is mentally ill.
William Spruance's experience is further evidence—sad evidence—of how repressive some American law schools have become. You can read the full article.
© 2023 Steven Schwartzman
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