This week in Whoppers: Tucker Carlson muses on supernatural origin of nukes, ex-NY Mag writer wishes he copied better, and more
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Article outline
- What happened
- The details
- Background
- A closer look
- The bottom line
Key points
- "If you're stealing things, you need them." – New York state Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, Aug.
- "I did not use citations as aggressively as I should have and did not paraphrase well enough." – former New York magazine writer Ross Barkan, Wednesday.
- I don't think were created by individuals. – Tucker Carlson, Monday.
- We say: When it comes to technology there's not a lot of alternatives to "people" as the inventors.
- Writers are additionally supposed to come up with original ideas and observations, not just repackage other people's.
"Nuclear weapons. I don't think were created by individuals." – Tucker Carlson, Monday.
Carlson, who additionally states that demons torment him in his sleep, puts himself in the firm of residents who insisted that table forks, the printing press and trains were "devil's work."
We say: It's odd to apologize for plagiarism – passing off other people's words as your own – by saying you "didn't paraphrase well enough."
"If you're stealing things, you need them." – New York state Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, Aug. 13. Obtain opinions and commentary from our columnists.
We say: Drugstores are locking up shampoo and deodorant since of organized mass theft, not as a poor person took a bar of soap.
In practice, the left fights its war on common sense as vigorously as its assault on public order.
"I'm not that informed on national security." – Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC), Tuesday.
We say: Sigh. It's true that her major brother left substantial shoes to fill on security policy, but couldn't Sen. Graham prepare a better debate answer than, "I don't know"? Compiled by The Post Editorial Board.
Taken together, the developments around this week in Whoppers: Tucker Carlson muses on supernatural origin of nukes, point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
