Politics Lee RossSupreme Court0commentsElena Kagan’s Socialist Thesis
May 17, 2010 - 5:18 PM | by: Lee Ross
A 134 page thesis detailing the rise and fall of the American socialist movement is hardly a light read, nor must it have been an easy paper for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to write as a Princeton undergrad in 1981. Yet Kagan produced "To the Final Conflict: Socialism in New York City, 1900-1933" as her senior thesis, in the hope, as she wrote, "of clarifying [her] own political ideals."
Unfortunately for politicos intent on discovering more about those ideals, whatever conclusions Kagan reached about her own ideology based on her study of the socialist movement are largely omitted from her final product. In what has become a common description of Kagan, she, even as an undergraduate, displays uncommon intellect but leaves the reader with little understanding of her own deeply-held views.
The research paper was a graduation requirement for Princeton students, who were
Thank all of you for what you are doing. My wife and I live in Modesto, Ca., and our US Senators, Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstine do not listen to any of us here. We were happy to send Scott Brown some money for his campaign. We saw him on FOX News, and were duly impressed with this fine man. God Bless you all, and please get him elected.
Sincerely,
Bill and Marsha Webb, two disenfranchised citizens in Northern Taxifornia
Hi Robert;
Yes, I would like to change it to 'Mansfield Brigade', you are correct, however, how do I do that, I don't even see it there.
Thanks so much.
Bev
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Can you please tell me when and where the winner of the "What Independence Day Means to Me" essay contest will be announced?
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May 17, 2010 - 5:18 PM | by: Lee Ross
A 134 page thesis detailing the rise and fall of the American socialist movement is hardly a light read, nor must it have been an easy paper for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to write as a Princeton undergrad in 1981. Yet Kagan produced "To the Final Conflict: Socialism in New York City, 1900-1933" as her senior thesis, in the hope, as she wrote, "of clarifying [her] own political ideals."
Unfortunately for politicos intent on discovering more about those ideals, whatever conclusions Kagan reached about her own ideology based on her study of the socialist movement are largely omitted from her final product. In what has become a common description of Kagan, she, even as an undergraduate, displays uncommon intellect but leaves the reader with little understanding of her own deeply-held views.
The research paper was a graduation requirement for Princeton students, who were
Sincerely,
Bill and Marsha Webb, two disenfranchised citizens in Northern Taxifornia
Yes, I would like to change it to 'Mansfield Brigade', you are correct, however, how do I do that, I don't even see it there.
Thanks so much.
Bev
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