The Provocative Life of Judge Richard Posner

Once in every great while, nature and nurture combine in a single person the qualities of erratic genius, herculean work ethic and irrepressible ambition.

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Submitted 8 years ago by AdelleChattre The Incoherence of Antonin Scalia. By Richard A. Posner (Aug. 23, 2012)
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Submitted 8 years ago by LisMan William Domnarski talked about his book Richard Posner. Mr. Domnarski was joined in conversation by Judge Posner.

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RoamingGnome
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Genius? Yeah, I don't think so. Somewhat smart and totally misguided would be a better description.

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  Genius can be twisted for evil ends. He might actually be a genius, I don't know. The fact that he's selfish and immoral wouldn't negate that, just make his genius a tragedy.
  
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    Fair enough.
    
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