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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:00 AM

Fresh blood for the vampire

A beady-eyed McCain gets a boost from the charismatic Sarah Palin, a powerful new feminist -- yes, feminist! -- force. Plus: Obama must embrace his dull side.
By Camille Paglia

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  • Tuesday, September 9, 2008 08:09 PM

    Stupidity is as stupidity does

    Paglia has always represented a certain dumbing down of the culture. She burst into her specifically specialized piece of pop culture fame with Feminine Personae, leaning heavily on the credibility of her thesis advisor, Harold Bloom. But her writing has always been cliched, and dull. As a pop personality, she signifies a rebel, against the conventional wisdom of the academy. Which works, until you ask yourself, has she actually said anything. She never does.

    Please stop giving her space. Please, please. TD

    —thomas dumm Read thomas dumm's other letters

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