The Saga of Professor X

The Atlantic article I wrote about last week, from Professor X, has generated a lot of discussion over the last week or so. (Brief aside: is there a more pseudonym-inspiring profession than non-tenured college professor? Seriously, these folks don't seem able or willing to order pizza using their own names. I'm sure there are good reasons for this, but whatever those reasons are, they don't reflect well on academia.). E.g: Matt Yglesias, Sherman Dorn, Michael Ayers, EdPolicyThoughts, Armed Liberal, Flypaper, Ross Douthat.