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Traditions: What Are They Good For?

By Robert Justin Lipkin

Traditions, of every stripe, wear a canonical authority that often loses its connection with the circumstances engendering the tradition in the first place. This prevents us from criticizing ancient standards in order to evaluate their propriety in contemporary America. Check out Dahlia Lithwick’s interesting piece on the solicitor general’s required attire.  Here’s a sample: “Barack [...]

Full post as published by Essentially Contested America on January 12, 2009 (boomark / email).