Deconstruction is Almost A Thing…

…at least according to this apparently famous 1993 essay by Chip Morningstar, linked from Ace. He pretty much covers the steps of writing like Judith Butler in order to inflate your ideas, such as they are. It’s all great fun and the disciples of Derrida deserve every bit of trivialization. However, he says there’s a… Read More Deconstruction is Almost A Thing…

15 Sep 2013 AndrewLeave a comment

Politics and the Eloquence Fallacy

Neo-Neocon penned a refutation on Friday (h/t: Ace) of the notion, oft fulsomely asserted in the 2008 campaign, that eloquence is a substitute for competence: Wordsmiths fancy they could govern quite well, if only they cared to. Neither the skills nor the knowledge base of oration or of writing—especially fiction, although it’s also true of… Read More Politics and the Eloquence Fallacy

5 Nov 20125 Nov 2012 AndrewLeave a comment