I wouldn't even give it "nicely written". Nicely presented, maybe... Compared to all of the things he's quoting from--Chomsky, McLuhan, Caplan, etc.--this is

I wouldn't even give it "nicely written". Nicely presented, maybe... Compared to all of the things he's quoting from--Chomsky, McLuhan, Caplan, etc.--this is far more sizzle than steak. Maybe if he had some point to make with the source material, that would have saved it. Instead, it's like he couldn't choose between writing the McKinsey version of a book report, or an alternative intro to Fight Club.