Comments on: The New Yorker hearts Nadia http://blog.greycat.org/2008/04/23/the-new-yorker-hearts-nadia/ news and things from greycat.org Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:15:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: NY http://blog.greycat.org/2008/04/23/the-new-yorker-hearts-nadia/#comment-916 NY Sun, 04 May 2008 00:12:07 +0000 http://blog.greycat.org/2008/04/23/the-new-yorker-hearts-nadia/#comment-916 Kramer's article took away all the respect I had for The New Yorker. Not because I politically object to her views, but because of the dismal job she did discussing the case, being so obvious in her sympathy of El Haj's side without even bothering to explain what her critics' points were. Hinting that Columbia preferred to silence El Haj so that Jews in the City would help it to expand its campus on the expense of poor Morningside Heights residents was a particularly elegant touch. When certain parts of academia lost touch with reality and will to pursue truth, they simply stopped mattering in the real world. The same goes for certain parts of the media. Kramer’s article took away all the respect I had for The New Yorker. Not because I politically object to her views, but because of the dismal job she did discussing the case, being so obvious in her sympathy of El Haj’s side without even bothering to explain what her critics’ points were. Hinting that Columbia preferred to silence El Haj so that Jews in the City would help it to expand its campus on the expense of poor Morningside Heights residents was a particularly elegant touch.

When certain parts of academia lost touch with reality and will to pursue truth, they simply stopped mattering in the real world. The same goes for certain parts of the media.

]]> By: Sammy Benoit http://blog.greycat.org/2008/04/23/the-new-yorker-hearts-nadia/#comment-901 Sammy Benoit Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:32:33 +0000 http://blog.greycat.org/2008/04/23/the-new-yorker-hearts-nadia/#comment-901 When I was in contact with Mr. Esses after his article in Nation, he admitted to me that he did not read El Haj's book. After reading Ms Kramer's peice I doubt she has either When I was in contact with Mr. Esses after his article in Nation, he admitted to me that he did not read El Haj’s book. After reading Ms Kramer’s peice I doubt she has either

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