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Research paper thumbnail of Judicial Activism and the Administration of Civil Rights Policy

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal, 1993

Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, and the Courts Commons This Article is broug... more Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, and the Courts Commons This Article is brought to you for free and open access by BYU Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal by an authorized editor of BYU Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact

Research paper thumbnail of Liberalism, Privacy, and Autonomy

The Journal of Politics, Aug 1, 1989

The prominence the right to privacy now commands in American public law is largely attributable t... more The prominence the right to privacy now commands in American public law is largely attributable to the efforts of one man: Louis D. Brandeis. His role in the formulation and development of this right, and its relationship to the liberalism of the Framers and the contemporary doctrine of autonomy as expounded by Laurence Tribe are reconsidered; Brandeis's own understanding of the right to privacy is contrary to the former, and distinguishable from the latter, a variant of the right to privacy more social than private.

Research paper thumbnail of Judicial Activism and the Administration of Civil Rights Policy

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal, 1993

Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, and the Courts Commons This Article is broug... more Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, and the Courts Commons This Article is brought to you for free and open access by BYU Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal by an authorized editor of BYU Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact

Research paper thumbnail of Machiavelli's Realism

The Review of Politics, 1985

Declaring his departure from the modes and orders of his predecessors— especially the creators of... more Declaring his departure from the modes and orders of his predecessors— especially the creators of imaginary republics and principalities (men like Plato, Aristotle and Augustine) — Machiavelli undertakes to show “whoever understands” a new and more promising road to political salvation and personal well-being. So compelling is Machiavelli's rhetoric that we seem to have forgotten just how “realistic” or “moderate” Machiavelli's predecessors we're, and how “unrealistic” or “immoderate” Machiavelli's own teaching is. This essay attempts to bring to light the extremism which underlies Machiavelli's realism and raises doubts about his ability to provide his readers the security he promises.

Research paper thumbnail of Diversity on Campus: A Reassessment of Current Strategies1

Review of Policy Research, 1993

The underrepresentation of minorities in higher education evokes a widely shared sense of urgency... more The underrepresentation of minorities in higher education evokes a widely shared sense of urgency among educational policymakers. Allan Oster, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, has described the persistent gap between minority and white participation rates as "[o]ne of the most pressing issues facing higher education today" (American Council on Education, 1988b, p. iv). Eliminating the gap and overcoming the other educational inequalities faced by minorities "is not an option, but a necessity; and the need is not eventual, it is immediate" (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990, p. 14). Failure to take timely and decisive action not only threatens the moral and intellectual integrity of higher education as a whole, but our nation's economic well-being (American Council on Education, 1988b, p. 1). As officials at Smith College so eloquently said, "[i]t is no exaggeration to say that the future of the nation and the future of higher education depend on the ability of the educational establishment to become more inclusive" (Smith College, 1989, preamble). Copyright 1993 by The Policy Studies Organization.

Research paper thumbnail of Liberalism, Privacy, and Autonomy

The Journal of Politics, 1989

The prominence the right to privacy now commands in American public law is largely attributable t... more The prominence the right to privacy now commands in American public law is largely attributable to the efforts of one man: Louis D. Brandeis. His role in the formulation and development of this right, and its relationship to the liberalism of the Framers and the contemporary doctrine of autonomy as expounded by Laurence Tribe are reconsidered; Brandeis's own understanding of the right to privacy is contrary to the former, and distinguishable from the latter, a variant of the right to privacy more social than private.

Research paper thumbnail of Judicial Activism and the Administration of Civil Rights Policy

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal, 1993

Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, and the Courts Commons This Article is broug... more Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, and the Courts Commons This Article is brought to you for free and open access by BYU Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal by an authorized editor of BYU Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact

Research paper thumbnail of Liberalism, Privacy, and Autonomy

The Journal of Politics, Aug 1, 1989

The prominence the right to privacy now commands in American public law is largely attributable t... more The prominence the right to privacy now commands in American public law is largely attributable to the efforts of one man: Louis D. Brandeis. His role in the formulation and development of this right, and its relationship to the liberalism of the Framers and the contemporary doctrine of autonomy as expounded by Laurence Tribe are reconsidered; Brandeis's own understanding of the right to privacy is contrary to the former, and distinguishable from the latter, a variant of the right to privacy more social than private.

Research paper thumbnail of Judicial Activism and the Administration of Civil Rights Policy

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal, 1993

Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, and the Courts Commons This Article is broug... more Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, and the Courts Commons This Article is brought to you for free and open access by BYU Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal by an authorized editor of BYU Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact

Research paper thumbnail of Machiavelli's Realism

The Review of Politics, 1985

Declaring his departure from the modes and orders of his predecessors— especially the creators of... more Declaring his departure from the modes and orders of his predecessors— especially the creators of imaginary republics and principalities (men like Plato, Aristotle and Augustine) — Machiavelli undertakes to show “whoever understands” a new and more promising road to political salvation and personal well-being. So compelling is Machiavelli's rhetoric that we seem to have forgotten just how “realistic” or “moderate” Machiavelli's predecessors we're, and how “unrealistic” or “immoderate” Machiavelli's own teaching is. This essay attempts to bring to light the extremism which underlies Machiavelli's realism and raises doubts about his ability to provide his readers the security he promises.

Research paper thumbnail of Diversity on Campus: A Reassessment of Current Strategies1

Review of Policy Research, 1993

The underrepresentation of minorities in higher education evokes a widely shared sense of urgency... more The underrepresentation of minorities in higher education evokes a widely shared sense of urgency among educational policymakers. Allan Oster, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, has described the persistent gap between minority and white participation rates as "[o]ne of the most pressing issues facing higher education today" (American Council on Education, 1988b, p. iv). Eliminating the gap and overcoming the other educational inequalities faced by minorities "is not an option, but a necessity; and the need is not eventual, it is immediate" (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990, p. 14). Failure to take timely and decisive action not only threatens the moral and intellectual integrity of higher education as a whole, but our nation's economic well-being (American Council on Education, 1988b, p. 1). As officials at Smith College so eloquently said, "[i]t is no exaggeration to say that the future of the nation and the future of higher education depend on the ability of the educational establishment to become more inclusive" (Smith College, 1989, preamble). Copyright 1993 by The Policy Studies Organization.

Research paper thumbnail of Liberalism, Privacy, and Autonomy

The Journal of Politics, 1989

The prominence the right to privacy now commands in American public law is largely attributable t... more The prominence the right to privacy now commands in American public law is largely attributable to the efforts of one man: Louis D. Brandeis. His role in the formulation and development of this right, and its relationship to the liberalism of the Framers and the contemporary doctrine of autonomy as expounded by Laurence Tribe are reconsidered; Brandeis's own understanding of the right to privacy is contrary to the former, and distinguishable from the latter, a variant of the right to privacy more social than private.