Following up....

With regards to the book review in the Atlantic I posted below, my buddy Andrew sent me a couple of links (this and this, the former actually referring to the article below, with the latter as a bit of a rebuttal) also delving into the subject.

I'm not necessarily going to draw any conclusions, I'm just saying that these are a nice (and humourous) point-counterpoint to the view expressed below, and if you find any of the subject matter remotely interesting, you'll like these, too.