I agree. He did a credible job of framing the issue in teh first 3rd but went increasingly adrift through the remaining 2/3's. His essay read as though it had been shortened by the editor to fit some predetermined column length.
But that's what we've got.
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PS I got that from the Arts & Letters Daily that you suggested a couple of years ago. I've been following it ever since. Drudgereport.com for Liberal Arts (
http://www.aldaily.com/).
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