bjkeefe: Update Your Feeds

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

John McWhorter has a new blog, hosted on The New Republic's web site. It has its own RSS feed.

Mr. Bispo said...: i have a hard time with mcwhorter. i typically enjoy loury with mcwhorter. and when i say typically, this is when i don't want to punch loury. but i really don't like reading mcwhorter. his lack of self awareness hinders any enjoyment i get from his insight. he just doesn't share enough of himself to warrant a lot of leeway he gets for odd conclusions. most noticeably on hip-hop.; 2:39 AM, February 19, 2009
bjkeefe said...: That's an interesting criticism. I can see it. Me, I don't mind that he has some academic remove when he writes, and it's not just because I know his warmth from BH.tv -- I came across his writing a while before I ever saw him "in person," and I always liked it.

I don't, by any means, agree with everything he says, just to be clear, but that's a plus -- I'm always on the lookout for people who can challenge my thinking without being annoying.; 3:32 AM, February 19, 2009

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