Commensurable Only in Power

Abstract This essay attempts to discern meaning from outlined geographies of silence in which erasure of the rule of law is transmitted in the register of dog-whistling.

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Public Culture
Published
2026-02-11
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-12175709
Primary Topic
Law in Society and Culture
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Commensurable Only in Power

Patricia J. Williams
Public Culture
Law in Society and Culture
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Commensurable Only in Power

Patricia J. Williams
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Abstract

Abstract This essay attempts to discern meaning from outlined geographies of silence in which erasure of the rule of law is transmitted in the register of dog-whistling.

Public Culture
Peace, Justice and strong institutions
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Law in Society and Culture
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