One of the great delights of the internet is having NYT op-eds followed up, almost immediately, by critical blog posts written by knowledgeable writers. I still

One of the great delights of the internet is having NYT op-eds followed up, almost immediately, by critical blog posts written by knowledgeable writers. I still remember a decade or two ago, when arguments like this were conducted through magazines and each volley would take weeks to be published and mailed out. I'm not necessarily commenting on the meat of the argument, but certainly this much-sped-up rhythm of debate is a win for us when quality writers and thinkers are involved in the discussion.