A longtime reader comes out swinging for Charles Murray:

From your quote of Charles Murray:
I know, I know: This essay guarantees that Tiger Woods will win the PGA Championship in a few weeks and win all four major golf championships next year. But even if he does, he shouldn’t have, in theory, which is the most important thing.
Now, I may be missing his larger point here — but “theory is the most important thing” seems about as ridiculous a proposition that I’ve heard in at least an hour, maybe more.
In theory, America would never elect a completely inexperienced candidate it knew nothing about. Whew. Brings me comfort.
In theory, my wife is waaaaaay out of my league and we never should have married. Uh oh.
In theory, I never should have gotten that first parking space on the southeast corner of the square in Jackson Hole at 11am on Fourth of July weekend. So I drove right on by.
I know, I know: I’m just having fun with these.
At least in theory.