I expect a lot of "opinion" journalists to pile on Silver, but this piece strikes me as particularly tone deaf.
> Is numeracy really what American public discourse most urgently lacks?
It ranks pretty high.
> Like Ezra Klein, whom he admires, Nate Silver had made a success out of an escape into diffidence. What is it about conviction that frightens these people?
It's not conviction that's frightening, it's conviction backed by ignorance.
> Is numeracy really what American public discourse most urgently lacks?
It ranks pretty high.
> Like Ezra Klein, whom he admires, Nate Silver had made a success out of an escape into diffidence. What is it about conviction that frightens these people?
It's not conviction that's frightening, it's conviction backed by ignorance.