A class of ‘06 law school student: “Dear Mr. Derbyshire—I found your

article about public intellectuals (as I find most of your writings, despite

my lack of your affection towards mathematics) very interesting. As a

current law school student, I want to second the nomination of Judge Posner,

who I see has been brought to your attention. I would also suggest the

inclusion of Justice Scalia on your list of public intellectuals, whom,

along with Posner, is regularly the wellspring of the greatest amount of

classroom discussion from my professors. This is despite (or perhaps in

spite of) the fact that the profs do not agree with their opinions. The fact

that my profs feels as though they must, at least, bring attention to

Justice Scalia’s writing, even when it may be a dissenting opinion, speaks

volumes…”

This is one of many nominations for Justice Scalia — the ONLY member of the

SCOTUS to be nominated.