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Robert G. Ferrell

By the time you read this the shock of Election 2016 will hopefully have worn off to some extent. I don’t customarily engage in political commentary, even in my life outside ;login:, as people plummet into ad hominem-laden irrationality at blinding speed in such “discussions.” Irrational arguments make my toes itch, and nothing interferes with developing a devastatingly clever comeback like having to take your shoes off to claw at your metatarsal digits.

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Spring 2017, Vol. 42, No. 1
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