A reminder ...

... if you're not reading Radley Balko at least semi-regularly, you need to mend your ways:

Of course, ad hominem attacks are much easier than substantive arguments. Thinking is hard. “My opponent is wrong because he’s a shithead,” followed by a few quick examples recognizable to your tribe as telltale indicators of shitheadery, requires a hell of a lot less work than, “Here is a logical explanation backed by facts and empirical data showing why my opponent’s arguments are incorrect.”

Made me giggle a bit!

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