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Things that are not equivalent at all, part MMXXI

Posted on 5/17/2012 by John Casey

Someone at Real Clear Politics has weighed in on the Naomi Schaefer Riley firing (talked about by us here and here–see links).  Part of her defense, not the worst part sadly, involved the following equivalence: Yet most left-of-center commentators who … Continue reading →

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Follow up

Posted on 5/8/2012 by John Casey

Last week I commented on the ironically sad critical skills of Naomi Schaeffer Riley, nunc quondam blogger for the Chronicle of Higher Education.  "Quondam" because they canned her.  One should never, or rarely, take pleasure in someone's loss of a job, … Continue reading →

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