A Stitch in Haste

It's a bit hazardous to write on one's blog:

I've always found X a bit of a baffling phenomenon.

The hazard comes from the pesky fact that, all too often, what one actually means by that declaration is:

I am too partisan to acknowledge the objectively demonstrable legitimacy of X.

Or, worse:

I am too stupid to understand X.

Just saying.

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And while I appreciate a lighthearted blog as much as the next guy, I don't think "Momma said wonk you out" is a particularly intellectual (or helpful) dek for a policy blog. Just saying.