HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, LEGAL EDUCATION EDITION:

I’m wondering if there’s a special reason why “now is a good time to start law school.” Something Trump-related? I’m thinking:

1. During the Obama administration, people were lulled into feeling that law was a bunch of boring, phony blabber trumped up to obstruct the flow of governmental goodness. Now that Trump’s in power, the law suddenly feels like a repository of timeless truths, a glorious bulwark against governmental abuse. It’s not only worth studying, you can feel good about being one of the lawyer-warriors who fight off hell.

2. Government employees are looking for a career change.

Well, and also law schools are desperate for warm, tuition-paying bodies.