Lookback: on the power of criticism to make some readers uncomfortable
From 2006: Alas, I've found over the years that many people (especially midwesterners, who are trained to say "sir" and "ma'am" and be polite to strangers) become uncomfortable whenever they're confronted with strongly expressed opinions on any subject whatsoever"even positive ones. It took me a long time to figure out the reason why, which is […]