I’d expect lectures to top out at sophomoric at a junior college.

Anyway, I found your blog today and rather enjoy your commentaries. I’ll be back for your insight and intellectual stimulation.

Nice writing!

Dave:
Thanks. Didn’t think of the irony in my headline.

Actually the talk was sponsored by a group at the community college… it’s a visiting scholars program which usually finds speakers of much higher quality.
I sent a copy of my review to the sponsors, and reaffirmed my support of the program. I later received an email which said that they had more comments on this speaker than on any other in the history of their program. The comments were about evenly divided between support and criticisms. I’m not so concerned about extremist speakers as about the implications of broad agreement with them in relatively well educated audiences; to me, the applause and cheering for torture was the most disturbing element of the evening.

By the way…. what are you studying or teaching at my old alma mater?

Ed