Another brilliant observation

[Victor Steinbok]

... from David Brooks:

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.

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.

     VS-)

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