Like Kathy, I’ve never understood why Salon publishes Camille Paglia nor why anyone reads her. Her pieces have always struck me as terribly overwritten and awfully underthought — the sort of articles that sound smart to people who don’t understand them. But I am glad that Kathy linked to this old Molly Ivins takedown of Paglia. Man I miss Molly Ivins.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.