Letters

Editors:

I’m damned if I can reconstruct the reasoning that went into the editorial caveat preceding Laura Carper’s sensitive article in your last issue. Certainly not “controversy.” The piece in answer to Hannah Arendt (also an excellent article) has involved many more acrimonious exchanges than has the Moynihan Report. Why the hedge? If anything, a much sharper criticism is indicated.

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