IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN OR NEAR WHAT J. EDGAR HOOVER CALLED THE “SOG” ON FRIDAY:  I’ll be speaking on a panel at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers’ Convention.  The title for the panel is “SFFA and Beyond.”  I’ll be trying to predict what will happen next, now that the Supreme Court has held race-preferential admissions unconstitutional.  I’m hoping the future will resemble this.

If you’re wondering, Hoover used the term “SOG” to mean Seat of Government–Washington, DC.  The Federalist Society’s National Lawyers’ Convention is held at the Mayflower Hotel there.  The Mayflower’s restaurant was J. Edgar Hoover’s favorite place for lunch.  He was there on a daily basis.  Alas, that exact restaurant no longer exists.  But in honor of Hoover’s patronage, the new restaurant at the Mayflower (which is in a slightly different spot) is called “Edgar.”  It’s probably not the memorial Hoover was expecting, but it’s more than most of us get.