Damon Linker is a classic example of the way stupid people over estimate their own competence and project an undeserved aura of confidence.
OK, looking through the various responses I received - and it was a tough choice, because there were several good ones - you win the prize for the most apropos reaction to the article.
Damon Linker truly is an idiot who thinks he isn’t.
I am afraid this is what we have come to in our era. It bodes ill.