Does Clarence Thomas's Silence Matter? -- four opinions, via the NY Times: The Lone Dissenter Jamal Greene Jamal Greene, professor, Columbia Law School A Matter of Personal Style Orin Kerr Orin Kerr, George Washington Law School Not Everyone Needs to Speak Vikram Amar Vikram Amar, law professor, U.C. Davis The Importance of Chiming In Timothy R. Johnson Timothy R. Johnson, political scientist, University of Minnesota