perversely wrong

[Carl Remick]

>From: "Justin Schwartz" <jkschw at hotmail.com>
>
>>CB: Now for the rational kernel: what have you got out of him that will
>>help our cause ? ( Besides that he is very smart)
>>
>>( Justin, you already have several prizes for extracting rational kernels
>>out of rightwing husks)
>>
>
>Good arguments for pragmatism. Lots of useful and (to my way of thinking)
>correct applications of same to a diversity of topics. A lot of
>nonperversely non-wrong good case law, e.g., a holding that "welcome sexual
>harassment" is a contradiction in terms. Constructive engagement with
>someone who is sharp and fair mindeda ndw illing to listen to any serious
>intelligent argument and respect without any bullshit.
>
>jks

I keep hearing from you and other sources how brilliant Posner is, but 
frankly the man sounds like a hyper-opinionated horse's ass.  I simply 
cannot see how someone who's supposed to have a logical mind of such 
Swiss-watch intricacy and accuracy can come to completely wrong conclusions 
about major social issues over and over and over again.  It reminds me of 
satirist Tom Lehrer's description of the New Math that was all the rage when 
I went to high school in the sixties:  "The idea is to understand what 
you're doing rather than come to the right answer."

Carl

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