[Malesherbes]

Derbyshire is conservative and a very smart fellow, a mathematician by training I believe. I saw him last on C-SPAN on a panel discussing Tom Wolfe's novel "I am Charlotte Simmons." It was a sharp panel, and he was probably the sharpest blade in the pack.

[danno3150]

He may be smart, but it doesn't show in this article. His view is short sighted and his arguments are tired and flawed. This article smacks of lazy pandering.

[tumblindice]

I read Wolfe's book over the holidays. Derbyshire's articles on 'Charlotte' on NRO are very interesting.
He says that his scientist friends are finding hard evidence that life is, in fact, just a brief candle.
Very disheartening.