How to Pretend You Are Smart

Criticism of Graham isn’t nearly as convincing as criticism of Mead. Wisdom through observation is time-honored and valuable and does not require supporting data.

I am not going to wade into Mead, who certainly sounds like a racist, but may have research to back up his claims not cited.

The best part of the article is the last paragraph encouraging vigorous skepticism, which is true not only for assertions from observation, but also to the supposed data driven experts who have had a terrible track record as of late.

About time someone called bullsh*t. Bravo.