Cole Silent on CW's Duke Story

Cole Silent on CW’s Duke Story

Juan Cole, an obsessive blogger whose prose is as verbose as it is wrong-headed, has chosen not to respond to David White’s CW-sponsored article, “Cole Case: So Much for the Accusations of a ‘Neocon’ Conspiracy.” It has now been a day and a half since White’s piece appeared--plenty of time for Cole to try to rebut it.

This mimics Cole’s non-reaction to White’s earlier article about Cole’s unpleasant experience at Yale, “Juan Cole and Yale: The Inside Story.” Published on August 3rd, White’s article didn’t raise any objections from Cole.

Conclusion: both of White’s articles hit home, with rigorous research backing his charges, and copious quotations from faculty sources at both institutions. There’s plenty of Cole to regret, but nothing for him to refute.

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Winfield Myers

Winfield Myers is managing editor of the Middle East Forum and director of its Campus Watch project, which reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North American universities. He has taught world history and other topics at the University of Michigan, the University of Georgia, Tulane, and Xavier University of Louisiana. He was previously managing editor of The American Enterprise magazine and CEO of Democracy Project, Inc., which he co-founded. Mr. Myers has served as senior editor and communications director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and is principal author and editor of a college guide, Choosing the Right College (1998, 2001). He was educated at the University of Georgia, Tulane, and the University of Michigan.