Category Archives: Amherst

Every month a few people get to my blog by searching for “Taharqa Patterson.” This happens because I briefly mentioned the Amherst Student‘s coverage of his rape trial as an example of editorial ham-handedness in my piece of press criticism, … Continue reading →

Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald examined defense “expert” Elizabeth Loftus at a pre-trial hearing in the Scooter Libby trial, and he ruined, defaced, and destroyed her. Oops, sorry; I guess I’m being too dramatic. I’ll just quote the Washington Post instead: … Continue reading →

I’ve graduated from Amherst now, but I don’t yet feel that my job there is done. One thing that’s bothered me about Amherst is the low quality of the writing and reporting in its student newspaper, called “The Amherst Student.” … Continue reading →