E.D. Hirsch, Jr. previewed his response to Sol Stern’s “School Choice Isn’t Enough” piece here earlier this week. City Journal is savvy enough to keep the chattering classes chirping, asking Dr. Hirsch, Diane Ravitch, Jay P. Greene, Andrew J. Coulson, Robert Enlow, Neal McCluskey, Thomas W. Carroll, and Matthew Ladner to respond to the piece. Coulson’s response provides a laugh out loud moment:
“Everyone knows the story. It’s Act 5, Scene 3. Romeo returns to Verona to find Juliet’s apparently lifeless body. In despair, he kills himself. Then Juliet wakes up . . . oops.
“I recalled the play’s tragic finale as I read Sol Stern’s City Journal essay. He’s leaning over what he believes is the corpse of market education. . . . He’s taking out his vial of poison. . . . “Sol, don’t do it!” I yell helplessly at the screen. “Market education isn’t dead!” And then it’s over.”
Stern has another go at his critics afterward. Good reads all around so take a look. Make sure the printer has lots of paper.
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