Richard Thompson Ford

Richard Thompson Ford is George E. Osborne Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. His latest books is Universal Rights Down to Earth.

Elitism Can’t Be Democratized

Admissions scandals are a symptom that what passes for egalitarian struggle now amounts to desperate individual attempts to ascend a steepening social hierarchy.

  • Richard Thompson Ford

Why We Tolerate Biased Policing

Tragically, it may be unrealistic to expect Americans—including police—to ignore race.

  • Richard Thompson Ford

Police Don’t Fight Wars

Police Don’t Fight Wars

  • Richard Thompson Ford

Down by Law

Down by Law

  • Richard Thompson Ford
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