[Racehorse]

To date, not ONE bright student failed to write coherently, even brilliantly, but, without exception, all of the poor thinkers invariably produced equally poor writing.

Simply put, as the mind works, so do the words tumbling out on paper (or on a word processor). Ms. Miers' mushy, unintelligible writing not only reveals a mushy, mediocre mind but also portends an embarrassing process.

Sounds just like something I stumbled upon during the 70s in something Laharpe wrote.  Can't say I disagree with him or you--too much.  I wouldn't want to.

I do believe your judgment based on this narrow sample is overly harsh.

Not one brilliant hack in twenty years?  Remarkable.  Congratulations.

[miss marmelstein]

"To date, not ONE bright student failed to write coherently, even brilliantly, but, without exception, all of the poor thinkers invariably produced equally poor writing."

Have you ever read F. Scott Fitzgerald's unedited letters and prose? Not exactly Einstein but a BRILLIANT writer.