The whole premise of this article is flawed. There is nothing divisive or puzzling about pursing intellectual work and trying to make the world a better place.

The whole premise of this article is flawed. There is nothing divisive or puzzling about pursing intellectual work and trying to make the world a better place. The only puzzle is how he finds the energy to do it all. It also didn't really convey just how critical the scientific community is of Wolfe's take on linguistics. There's a pretty good takedown here: http://facultyoflanguage.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/the-sludge-at-bottom-of-barel.html http://facultyoflanguage.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/the-sludge-a...