As much as I agree with the article, you're right that there is a scarcity of facts here. I suspect that this was posted in response to David Brooks' similarly

As much as I agree with the article, you're right that there is a scarcity of facts here. I suspect that this was posted in response to David Brooks' similarly fact-free article (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3180684 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3180684). Nonetheless, the articles have spurred interesting and worthwhile discussion.