The paper ought to be discussed on merits. Duke would probably approve of the multiplication table, too, and his opinion would have no bearing on the table, either.
It's an opinion piece. It has motives behind it, above and beyond the words on paper. Its "merits" are inseparable from its agenda.
Duke would probably approve of the multiplication table, too, and his opinion would have no bearing on the table, either.
This has nothing to do with objective mathematical formulae - the topic at issue is fraught with moral and philosophic implications.