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Ann Althouse on the Harvard Law E-mail Flap

Some interesting thoughts about the 3L who said in a private e-mail — which one of the recipients later leaked — that she wouldn’t “rule out” the idea of genetic racial differences in intelligence:

Grace has apologized. Of course, she’s sorry now. “I am heartbroken and devastated by the harm that has ensued. I would give anything to take it back.” Note the passive voice: “the harm that ensued.” A new way to say I’m sorry you were offended. . . . She’s learned something: This is a subject where you can’t play with ideas and speculate. People get very angry, and the speaker had better be ready to deal with it.

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