In short, Hertzberg is one of that legion of individuals for whom the contest between political ideologies seems to have become reduced to a competition over education levels and IQs. According to one gratifying myth recently circulating in the blogosphere, the key difference between Democratic and Republican voters is their recorded level of intelligence. This is an odd argument to advance from the vantage point of the historic party of the poor and educationally deprived, you might think. But then, when it comes to arguments about presumed levels of intelligence, factual veracity and logical consistency often play a minor role.

—David Burchell

Confucius, Œc. Vol.

Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu.