Title

The Physics of Persuasion: Arguing the New Deal

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

October 1999

Abstract

Seth Waxman was the 41st Solicitor General of the United States, serving from November 1997 through January 2001. This is a somewhat expanded version of a lecture delivered at Yale Law School on October 8, 1999. The author expresses his deep gratitude to Jeffrey A. Lamken, an Assistant to the Solicitor General, for his exceptional assistance.