Alana Newhouse, "Everything Is Broken"

There's a lot of truth in this, obviously--truth about the unhinging/crapification of American institutions resulting from the left's Long March Through them. But when the essay moves beyond that, I'm not sure how right it is. I certainly don't know what to think about her abstract characterization of the problem ("flatness"), nor about her prescriptions. I'm not sure going to church is the solution (note: humorous exaggeration). I also don't know how true the title is--and don't know whether it's fruitful to think that way.

   Newhouse reminds us, inter alia, that an opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine argued that we should stop designating sex on birth certificates. Now, that's a monumentally stupid idea that could only have arisen among the barking moonbats. Though, to be clear, I have no problem with discussing stupid ideas. That's basically philosophy. The problem isn't discussing stupid ideas. The problem is doctors discussing stupid ideas and discussing them as if they were serious ideas that should actually be considered for practical implementation. That's the crazy/scary part.