To be fair, the full NY Times headline reads, "In Defense of a Gift, Darwinism Be Damned," and it's a review of Tom Wolfe's new book, The Kingdom of Speech. Quite a positive one too, and -- right in your face -- on the front page of the Arts section. (The online version of the article has a more anodyne heading.)
The "gift" is man's unique endowment with language. The gist of the review:
Mr. Wolfe does not complain about evolution on religious grounds; in fact, he is an atheist. He begins by...
Published on September 01, 2016 03:03