Truth and Consequences

Truth and Consequences

Feelings Over Facts

Donald McNeil and the Smith College saga offer disturbing evidence that facts are of secondary importance when feelings are hurt.

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Michael A. Cohen
Mar 03, 2021
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Earlier this week, Donald McNeil Jr, the science reporter for the New York Times, who was pushed out by the paper last month for alleged racial sensitivity, finally had his say.

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