Sometimes
it's good to recognize your limitations. For example, I could describe how DNA
works, or how to make crystal meth, poison your neighbor or blow stuff up. I
won't, but I could. And I'd know what I was talking about. Perhaps I could also write something about
teapots from the Ming Dynasty if I read about it on Wikipedia, but in reality I
wouldn't know one if it fell off the Chrysler Building onto my head.
Nicholas
Kristof is a columnist for The New
York Times. As such, he has written about a wide range of topics
such as politics, human rights, poverty, foreign affairs, and economics. He
does this extremely well, as demonstrated by his multiple awards, including two
Pulitzer Prizes. He also appears to be nothing short of brilliant, and an
all-around good guy as well.
But sometime
prior to May 2nd, when his last column, "How Chemicals Affect Us" was
published, he may have been walking a little too close to the Chrysler Building......To Read More.....
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