Wednesday, November 12, 2008
On birth certificates and Bill Ayers
Some people think that Camille Paglia has a column at Salon because Paglia has some deeply incriminating photos of David Talbot. But I think that Camille Paglia has a column at Salon because (a) back in the 1990s, guys like Talbot were charmed by her contrarian contrarianicity and (b) now, everyone else in the English-speaking world truly enjoys watching her make an abject fool of herself. It’s kind of cruel in a way, and yet I doubt that anyone can say she doesn’t deserve it.
I hear that Slate and Salon might team up to create a whole entire Special Edition Extra Deranged Internet, with Gregg Easterbrook as chief science reporter and Camille Paglia as senior political analyst. Sort of like Pajamas Media, only without the pajamas.
You are now in American Airspace.
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I teach American literature, cultural studies, and disability studies at Penn State University. I play drums and ice hockey, though not at the same time. I am married to the elusive Janet Lyon, who rarely appears here, being elusive. We have two wonderful children, Nick (23) and Jamie (18). My most recent book is
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