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Yet another argument against the tenure system. The brain cells sicken, the neurotransmitters dry up, but the fingers still move across the keyboard in their accustomed patterns.
"Democracy is the first casualty of political discourse" -- that says it all.
Were I a dean at U. Chicago, I'd see if I couldn't entice Mr. Sunstein to find a better salary elsewhere -- and use the freed funds to hire someone with a functioning neocortex. Salon's own unsalaried Suzy Shedd (v. supra) would be a top candidate.
