Naturally, Mark (Steyn), you are correct, and I had no intention of starting a transoceanic argument. But the New York Times piece is at least thoughtful, factual, and doesn’t draw such ridiculous sweeping conclusions.

Speaking of racism and elections, my hometown will be afflicted with the candidacy of this clown. As long as he is running, perhaps someone out there will think to write about the famous fight between Notre Dame students and the Ku Klux Klan in 1924 — it was mentioned in these pages just recently, and its anniversary is coming up next month, just a few days after the primary.