In its rogues gallery of right-wing bloggers, the Village Voice numbers the split on Megan McArdle as 60-percent stupid, 40-percent evil. This is an error. McMegan is 0-percent stupid and refuses to do good, a distinction and a difference.
Elsewhere among famous female friends of mine: For the New Yorker, Ariel Levy quotes "one blogger"—one said uncredited blogger being Ann Friedman. This is an omission. Ann Friedman's name is her name!
Posted by Kriston at April 16, 2008 12:13 PMIt's hard to criticize the writer for being unwilling to distinguish between feigned stupidity and the genuine article. Would it be fairer to say that Asymmetrical Information is 60-percent stupid and 40-percent evil?
Posted by: Gabriel at April 16, 2008 2:17 PMThose of us who attend to Henry's occasional discussions of McMegan's economic prowess on Crooked Timber might be more inclined to peg her stupidity a bit higher than you, Kriston, especially when we're uninfluenced by pernicious friendships.
Posted by: ben wolfson at April 17, 2008 6:57 PM