i'm (in)famous for wanting to get the last word on anything. it's an unattractive trait that i wish i managed better.
Speaking of getting the last word (honk!) I recently read an article in Slate about the creator of Baby Enstein, those coma-inducing videos for kids. It was a nice bit of synergy, because it is critical of the Bush administration's education policies (a pet peeve of mine), i'm interested in cognitive psychology, and I enjoy it when popular myths are debunked. This article was the trifecta for me. Plus the subtitle had the word "mountebank" in it. I don't even know what that means and had to look it up. Double bonus.
Turns out that the subject of the article wrote a letter to Slate, and the author wrote a response to her letter. It's a bit unfair, because the author gets the last word, but the response is measured and intelligent. Even as he hands out verbal beatdown. In a numbered list, no less. Enjoy.
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