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Professor. Lawyer. Dad. Candidate for U.S. Senate in PA. Passionate about finally doing something about the climate emergency & changing the Senate. He/him
Jan 3, 2019 13 tweets 3 min read
1/ I’m happy that @charlescwcooke read my article in @TheAtlantic on Senate reform, but his title shows that he didn’t read it very closely. Unlike Rep. Dingell and others, I don’t call for Senate abolition but only a comparatively modest reapportionment.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… 2/ First Cooke relies more on insults rather than arguments — and using ridicule shouldn’t persuade the fair-minded. I use the word “arguably” to set up an argument, that’s all. And Cooke does little to engage with the substance. Maybe that’s why he got his title wrong.