Thanks for posting this. Professor George identifies the same basic flaw in Brooks’ argument that many readers of VFR pointed to: the falseness of assuming human life to be “unbounded by gender.” It’s refreshing to have a professional academic refute such an assumption in terms of some very longstanding traditions within Western philosophy.

Another item by Brooks worth looking at — but not because it is good — is his column in the New York Times published on last Tuesday. It is a remarkably complacent description of how our country has allegedly improved over the last two decades. It is an interesting guide to how Brooks’ mind works, and just how unconservative he really is.