Boschert’s narrative does succeed in showing us why a law prohibiting discrimination in education seemed called for at the time. Her indifference will not reassure anyone uneasy about the so-called administrative state-the vast unelected bureaucracy that has given us, among much else, the current iteration of Title IX regulations. Alas, journalist-activist Sherry Boschert’s “37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination” doesn’t show much interest in the law’s profound and unexpected effects. The bill’s 50th anniversary would seem to be a good time to reflect on this troubling evolution.
