Yale Law Fails the Republic

Law students are not children. Most are in their mid-twenties, with college degrees and some work experience on their resumes. They are daily expected to show up to class on time, make sense of complex and occasionally upsetting topics, and arrange their schedules so they can complete their assignments while managing other responsibilities. Some law students are married with children.

But Yale Law School (YLS), like so many other institutions with a deeply ingrained progressive ethic, insists on treating its students like children. This is abundantly clear from the scandal surrounding YLS’s response to an email sent by YLS student Trent Colbert. This debacle provides a particularly good illustration of how our elite institutions are failing not just their students, but a country that depends on them to produce good citizens.

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