REGAN: It’s doublespeak

I considered myself to be a reasonably intelligent human being last April when I turned 69. I once completed a B.A. in political science, and later a secondary teaching certification in social studies. I studied history in depth back in those years and continue to do so. I had read political philosophers Niccolò Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbs, as well as ethicist Immanuel Kant. I continue to read several newspapers each day, closely following world, national and local politics. I read conservative columnists George Will, Karl Rove and others, sometimes agreeing with them and other times not, but always able to understand their view points.

Yet try as I might I cannot do so with Brent Regan whose articles I have been reading since last November. His narratives use weak or irrelevant analogies and logic that often seem false or circular, unsupportive of his conclusions. I re-read the articles attempting to make sense of them but without much success, and so I am giving up! They are beyond my comprehension.

ANDY BOGGS

Coeur d’Alene