I watched this with the hope I would gain insight into what changed a man who was described as a radical at the height of the civil rights movement, and a Democrat to become such a staunch conservative. I didn't find it, nor did I find out about his judicial philosophy or honestly anything other than his pettiness. This is a man who through self-determination reaches the Supreme Court from a poor family, someone you want to root for but he gives you no reason to. He starts off wanting to be part of the church but, quits because of the anger he feels at classmates mocking the civil rights movement, changes to join, but little time is spent there. Then he is in college little time is spent there, then he is looking for a job, and blames affirmative action for his inability to find a high-paying job. Eventually, he gets hired by a Republican the only person that will hire him, and seems to be what changes his views, he gets a job with Reagan, and when he is criticized about joining he takes it personally. Oh, wait did I mention he worked for the EEOC? he spends little time here, or on his divorce, or finding a new wife, he spends more time pulling an MJ hall of fame speech complaining about everyone doing him wrong. The people that didn't give him a high-paying job out of college, his college, Juan Williams, In Living Color, The Senate which he claims "committed a high tech lynching", and the Black establishment at the time. This documentary is more about airing grievances, and attacking liberals. This could have been more, as could he but oh well.
