A while back I posted about political correctness infesting the Texas Bar. I noted there that back in 1993 I submitted an article entitled “Oilfield Indemnity and ‘Separate Insurance’ Provisions in the Wake of Getty Oil” to the Texas Bar Journal, which is distributed to tens of thousands of Texas attorneys. I got a letter back saying my article had been accepted for publication, but that it might take over a year to publish it–but “If you are a member of a recognized minority group, your article may be published in accordance with the affirmative action plan for legal article.” I.e., if I proved I was black or Hispanic, they would publish it within a couple months. In other words, if you’re white, you get moved to the back of the bus. I was so offended by the rudeness that I withdrew my article and published it elsewhere (the Texas Oil & Gas Law Journal).
I could not find the original correspondence when I made the referenced post, but I have just found the exchange.
1:14 pm on April 13, 2005
