Another brilliant observation

[Jonathan Lighter]

Used to be though. The obscurantist revolution took firm hold in the '70s
and hasn't let go.

JL

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> ... from David Brooks:
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> http://nyti.ms/9lAhxF
> > /Studying the humanities improves your ability to read and write./ No
> > matter what you do in life, you will have a huge advantage if you can
> > read a paragraph and discern its meaning (a rarer talent than you
> > might suppose). You will have enormous power if you are the person in
> > the office who can write a clear and concise memo.
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> I doubt very much that Brooks ever graded a "humanities" paper or he
> would know, among other things, that "clear and concise" are not
> operative terms.
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>     VS-)
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