Everyone has something about Lott's latest untruth that I mentioned yesterday. Mark Kleiman says
Isn't there anyone in the management of the American Enterprise Institute with a modicum of institutional self-respect?
Brad Delong replies:
If they had any institutional self-respect, why would they keep James "Dow 36,000" Glassman and Kevin "We're Not Joking: Dow 36,000 by 2003" Hassett? Why would they keep Charles "I Don't Know What a Correlation Is" Murray? It's not just John "I've Taken My Own Courses, and I Can Report I'm Really a Great Teacher" Lott.
ArchPundit comments:
Kevin and I have both tried to converse with Lott and it resembles an exercise in nailing jello to the wall.
Also commenting are Tom Spencer and Atrios.
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