[Bernard Marx]

I get the feeling that lots of folks on this thread haven't read Dorothy. You really ought to.

I've read a lot of Rabinowitz but the shallowness of her attack on Coulter's book puzzles me. It seems almost reflexive, as if she's not really able to mount an in-depth intellectual assessment of Coulter's arguments because of ingrained prejudices against McCarthy. The fact that she totally ignores Venona and its implications is damning as far as I'm concerned.

I wonder...have you actually read "Treason" or are you basing your criticisms on reviews like Andrew Sullivan's and hearsay?

[wireplay]

What's funny is that I reread the commentary and I don't believe that Dorothy is reviewing or commenting on the whole work but just the McCarthy piece. Perhaps it is just to damage the book through the one area...Ann's failure to attack McCarthy for what he was...a huckster who happened to have some truth.

Got to find time to read the book...

[hoosiermama]

I concur. What bothers me the mosts is the review is on only the first third of the book, and she misses the point of the book. Something is wrong. She certainly is not up to par.

[sinkspur]

I've read a lot of Rabinowitz but the shallowness of her attack on Coulter's book puzzles me. It seems almost reflexive, as if she's not really able to mount an in-depth intellectual assessment of Coulter's arguments because of ingrained prejudices against McCarthy.

Yea. Rabinowitz is Jewish. She just might not agree with people who defend Nazis.

I wonder...have you actually read "Treason" or are you basing your criticisms on reviews like Andrew Sullivan's and hearsay?

I haven't read TREASON, nor do I intend to.

Ann Coulter is a polemicist, not a serious writer. Her intent is to whip her followers and the rabid right into a frenzy, which she seems to do, quite well, every time she writes or makes a television appearance, as is evidenced on this website. (Being a leggy blonde only helps her with the male contingent.)

I prefer Dorothy Rabinowitz and Peggy Noonan to Coulter. Seasoned, reasoned, nuanced, and thoughtful.

They're also older and more statuesque, which matches my taste in women perfectly.