Incrementalism Over Revolution

Change has a certain theatrical appeal. It arrives with urgency, speaks in absolutes, and promises resolution with an efficiency that is difficult to resist. Incrementalism, by contrast, is decidedly less glamorous. It advances quietly, often imperceptibly, and rarely inspires applause. Yet law school, in its method and its mindset, offers a sustained argument in favour of the latter. It reveals, with a patience that can at times feel exasperating, that durable progress is more often the result of careful adjustment than sweeping transformation.