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Sunday, August 3. 2014

The Education of Heather MacDonald

She is one of the few in the Maggie's Pantheon.


I have posted Part 1 below. Here are parts two and three. And four. Good fun.





Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 15:11 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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I really like Heather MacDonald, but she strikes me as the type of woman you'd stay as far away from as possible if you were in school with her.
#1 Randy on 2014-08-03 17:04 (Reply)
The second one she touches on a thought I have had about the divisiveness deconstruction and po-mo thought sew between races and genders, almost like a modern progressive version of the tower of Babel legend to intentionally inhibit communication and the quest for truth.
#2 B Moe on 2014-08-03 17:35 (Reply)
Mac Donald posits that there is no single meaning to the Constitution. While I agree that there is room for interpretation of a single text like the Constitution, I think that room narrows when you add supporting documents (eg. The Federalist Papers) that explain what the Constitution is intended to do and why. At times we have gotten wrapped around the axle worrying about penumbras when the meaning and intent was clear.
#3 mudbug on 2014-08-03 23:35 (Reply)
Yes. That was my thought when she said that. You stated it much better, however.

I also got a laugh when she said that anyone who hasn't thought hard ...is by default a liberal. Amen to that.
#3.1 mary on 2014-08-04 10:14 (Reply)
Thanks for your kind words, mary! I missed the comment about liberals not thinking hard. I'll second your 'Amen'!
#3.1.1 mudbug on 2014-08-04 21:44 (Reply)

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