This morning I received an unusual email in my inbox. The subject line was "Chief Justice Roberts publishes essay on William Howard Taft for In Pursuit." For sure, I thought someone was pranking me. But no. It was a press release from DKC, a public affairs company in New York. Obviously, someone compiled a list of people who write about the Court, and paid zero attention to what they wrote. This was almost as tone-deaf as the PR email I received promoting the Federal Circuit's ridiculous AI video.
Here is the message:
Hi Josh,
Hope you're well. Flagging for you a new essay by Chief Justice Roberts on William Howard Taft for In Pursuit, a national initiative in which leading American public figures and scholars share lessons from each American President and select First Ladies.
In the essay, the Chief Justice reflects on how Taft maintained his dignity and principles through his defeat in the 1912 presidential election, thereby leading him to future success as "one of the most consequential Chief Justices in our Nation's history."
I've included a few key sections from the essay below for reference and you can read the full version on In Pursuit's Substack.
