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Ross, a dorky man's avatar

Thank you for this very interesting profile on Justice Thomas's impact. Would it be possible for you to re-post the graphic showing the "most frequent agreement" data in #5? It seems to have been cropped too closely on the right-hand side, and the "n=???" data for Justice Barrett is not visible.

Adam Feldman's avatar

Thanks. I’ll go back and see what I can do

David J. Sharp's avatar

Another fascinating foray! Imagine my surprise to discover that Thomas is but three years older than I … and far more bitter.

Ironically, it might be said that he was nominated for the Negro Seat, once occupied by Thurgood Marshall — the ultimate DEI hire.

Adam Feldman's avatar

So Thomas is not your favorite justice?

David J. Sharp's avatar

I am old enough to remember those confirmation sessions. It was a (premonitional?) show of grievance and bravado. “High tech lynching for uppity blacks”? Ironic now, isn’t it?

Adam Feldman's avatar

I remember the sessions too (albeit I was on the younger side then). They changed the tenor of confirmation hearings considerably moving forward.

David J. Sharp's avatar

The tenor? More like “The Sopranos …