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See Also: Calling Out The Stupid

WHY ARE LAWYERS SO EAGER TO ADMIT THEY'RE DUMB AT MATH? Like, I get it, lawyers ARE bad at math compared to other professional fields. Bankers, doctors, most baseball managers, a lot of people are more comfortable with numbers and statistics than your least common denominator lawyer. But for a profession that is generally proud of its intellect, it's just damn ODD that math -- the LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE -- is something that lawyers seem so willing to be stupid about. Like, you don't see astrophysicists say "Yes, I can do very complex equations in my head but.... I CAN'T READ! The mouse lived in the... zoo? Quantum state of entanglement? LOL. Phonics is dumb." Read about our Unfrozen Caveman Chief Justice here. AT LEAST ROBERTS HAS THE INTELLECTUAL FORTITUDE TO MAKE A DECISION, THE ABA CAN'T EVEN MANAGE THAT: In the battle between the LSAT and the GRE, the American Bar Association has decided to say... nothing. Nothing at all. When reached for comment, an ostrich said "I understand the impulse to bury your head in the stand, but then again, I'M A GIANT CHICKEN." Open your eyes here. ARIZONA BAR PASSAGE RATE SURGES AHEAD: Last year the state posted a 53 percent pass rate on the July Bar exam. This year it was 57 percent. Last year it was the worst rate since the state started tracking. This year it's only the third worst rate. Congratulations, Arizona. If it sounds like I'm being totally sarcastic, it's because I am! Read about their fabulous results, here. THE CULTURALLY IMPERIAL ARGUMENT FROM AMY WAX AND LARRY ALEXANDER GOT A MORE RACIST RESURFACING: Because a black guy did it, it fell to me to explain why this version of the argument was as stupid as all the others. Read it here. LET'S END WITH SOMEBODY NOT DUMB: Lauren Weinstein is an HLS alum and a Fulbright scholar. Arguably, she doesn't say things like "math is hard" or "I can't pass the bar" or "my culture is superior to all others." Read an interview with her here.

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WHY ARE LAWYERS SO EAGER TO ADMIT THEY’RE DUMB AT MATH? Like, I get it, lawyers ARE bad at math compared to other professional fields. Bankers, doctors, most baseball managers, a lot of people are more comfortable with numbers and statistics than your least common denominator lawyer. But for a profession that is generally proud of its intellect, it’s just damn ODD that math — the LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE — is something that lawyers seem so willing to be stupid about. Like, you don’t see astrophysicists say “Yes, I can do very complex equations in my head but…. I CAN’T READ! The mouse lived in the… zoo? Quantum state of entanglement? LOL. Phonics is dumb.” Read about our Unfrozen Caveman Chief Justice here.

AT LEAST ROBERTS HAS THE INTELLECTUAL FORTITUDE TO MAKE A DECISION, THE ABA CAN’T EVEN MANAGE THAT: In the battle between the LSAT and the GRE, the American Bar Association has decided to say… nothing. Nothing at all. When reached for comment, an ostrich said “I understand the impulse to bury your head in the stand, but then again, I’M A GIANT CHICKEN.” Open your eyes here.

ARIZONA BAR PASSAGE RATE SURGES AHEAD: Last year the state posted a 53 percent pass rate on the July Bar exam. This year it was 57 percent. Last year it was the worst rate since the state started tracking. This year it’s only the third worst rate. Congratulations, Arizona. If it sounds like I’m being totally sarcastic, it’s because I am! Read about their fabulous results, here.

THE CULTURALLY IMPERIAL ARGUMENT FROM AMY WAX AND LARRY ALEXANDER GOT A MORE RACIST RESURFACING: Because a black guy did it, it fell to me to explain why this version of the argument was as stupid as all the others. Read it here.

LET’S END WITH SOMEBODY NOT DUMB: Lauren Weinstein is an HLS alum and a Fulbright scholar. Arguably, she doesn’t say things like “math is hard” or “I can’t pass the bar” or “my culture is superior to all others.” Read an interview with her here.

Elie Mystal is an editor of Above the Law and the Legal Editor for More Perfect. He can be reached @ElieNYC on Twitter, or at elie@abovethelaw.com. He will resist.

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