Comments on: The Man Who Was Thursday: Inaugural Column

By: Chelsea W

Chelsea W — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:21:35 +0000

Nash, I had the same question as Anthony! Since I’ve already burned you in effigy twice this year using cutouts of all your CR articles as fuel for the fires, I think I should be eligible for the Arielle Reid Award even though I am on staff.
Cordially, Chelsea E. Walker
(I’ve decided while reading Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription to start writing eviscerating notes to people and to sign them in a perfectly courteous manner, following the example of WFB in his “Notes and Asides” column.)

By: Ben Shaver

Ben Shaver — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:03:39 +0000

Nash, many things CAN be succinctly discussed in 300-500 words. Many things SHOULD NOT be discussed in 300-500 words. As someone who reads books, I hope you’ll recognize the difference in your column.

By: Penny Kuene

Penny Kuene — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:56:34 +0000

So,in my Comparative Religions class we just finished a discussion of the Dalits and the caste system in India. Students were outraged that a person’s life could be so impacted simply by the family they were born in to, and not their personal accomplishements and merit. When will the Ms. Reid’s of the world realize that Affirmative Action is our American “caste” system? Any student who has earned their collegiate admissions based on their own accomplishments should be outraged by an antiquated system that allows people admissions who haven’t reached the same level of accomlishment.As long as there are different admissions standards for any race or gender, people who have actually earned their admissions based on their accomplishments alone will be “assumed”to be inferior. Affirmative Action is an unfair practice for any merited student.