Life — December 26, 1912 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "White there is Life there's Hope" - Life Magazine, December 26, 1912 This is a satirical article about **Louis Brandeis**, a lawyer being considered for a major government position (likely the Supreme Court, though not explicitly stated here). The piece criticizes Brandeis as dangerous and unpredictable, noting he's both a lawyer and "altruist" who "stumps the estimators." The author expresses concern about his Jewish identity, his radical views on labor and business practices, and his apparent lack of traditional Boston establishment credentials or family wealth connections. The satire targets conservative fears about Brandeis as an outsider threatening the established order—fears the text suggests are rooted partly in prejudice but also in genuine ideological disagreement about his progressive positions on business regulation and social reform.