My post, Sir, that is not quite what I said, contains an error in usage of which two readers have kindly informed me. It seems “begging the question” does not mean what I (and I think many others) have long-believed it to mean. I wrote: For all Boehlert’s angry writing, this fact remains: The AP has reported that multiple mosques were burned down and multiple human beings were burned alive. Within the report, they quoted a source they’ve used often... Read more