Possibly. It's more likely that after spending all of August in a state of perpetual uproar, I just want to sit on my butt and play Age Of Mythology on the laptop. Pillaging is much more fun when you can involve a Minotaur or a Sphinx.
But so that you won't think I'm dead - here I am. And I read an awesome review in the WSJ of KC Johnson's book on the Duke Lacrosse case in which the reviewer refers to the president of Duke University as "craven." (link goes to DIW, not WSJ)
Ouch.
Review aside, the best fun is perusing the comments on Johnson's blog, especially the "trollier-than-thou" types who believe that having a WSJ reveiwer who's right of center review the book somehow deligitimizes the content.
Nevermind that there's an equally long list of positive reviews from left-of-center reviewers and publications. Thrill to the parsing done as the parser accuses Johnson of, erm, parsing!
And then there's the last refuge of those who have nothing to say, the "Why are you people reading this blog - You Suck! Get a life!" comment. Irony tips her beer in your direction, oh High Holy Projectionist of Your Own Issues commenter. BTW, these comments appear in the previous entry's thread, although I imagine they will also pop up in today's entry.
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Glad to see you're still with us.
I second your enthusiasm for the WSJ's review but I wonder if, in talking about "the Duke Rape Hoax" or "the LAX Hoax", we really aren't softpedaling an attempted judicial lynching and giving a pass to both the lynch mob and those who stood by while it rampaged.
Why not just call it "the Durham Lynching" -- and keep on calling it that?
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