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| 2016-04-27 |
| An excerpt: That’s not a knock against Rensin but an observation that it’s remarkable Vox would publish what Smith calls “a precision-guided missile of perspicacity that rose high into the air and scored a direct hit on its own deck.” Rensin observes that “the smug style has always existed in American liberalism, but it wasn’t always so totalizing.” That’s because liberalism’s appeal has become more selective in recent decades. Sixty years ago, “the smug style belonged to real elites, knowing in their cocktail parties, far from the ears of rubes.” In the ensuing decades, the “rubes” have increasingly voted Republican: |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 So why not post that link to begin with? Google is not a link, it's a process, and does not work in the URL box provided here. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-04-27 11:29 |
| #4 So why not post that link to begin with? Sheesh! We all funny subscribe to the WSJ. |
| Posted by: Elmavish Panda1401 2016-04-27 09:52 |
| #3 I was able to read it both in the google app and doing a google search in my browser for the headline. James Taranto is always a pleasure. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-04-27 09:19 |
| #2 It can be bypassed by going through Google News first. That works for a lot of (but not all) articles blocked by a paywall. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-04-27 00:57 |
| #1 This article is blocked by a paywall. |
| Posted by: Elmavish Panda1401 2016-04-27 00:50 |