The Wall Street Journal doubled down after a column from essayist Joseph Epstein sparked controversy over the weekend for misogynistic views, suggesting soon-to-be first lady Jill Biden stop using the title doctor, though she is one. These pages aren’t going to stop publishing provocative essays merely because they offend the new administration or the political censors in the media and academe, wrote Journal editorial page editor Paul A. Gigot in a column posted Sunday evening. And since it’s a time to heal, we’ll give the Biden crowd a mulligan for their attacks on us.
Nearly every major news outlet ran a story over the weekend on the backlash from Epstein s Friday column, which also referred to the 69-year-old educator with a doctorate of education degree as kiddo. Among the critics: Doug Emhoff, husband to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Northwestern University, where Epstein says he taught for 30 years, and Biden herself.
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Joshua Epstein wrote an offensive op-ed about the incoming First Lady. Within the op-ed, Epstein advised Biden against using the title of doctor despite the fact she earned a doctorate from the University of Delaware. Madame First Lady Mrs. Biden Jill kiddo: a bit of advice on what may seem like a small but I think is a not unimportant matter. Any chance you might drop the Dr. before your name? Epstein asked. Dr. Jill Biden sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic. Your degree is, I believe, an Ed.D., a doctor of education, earned at the University of Delaware through a dissertation with the unpromising title Student Retention at the Community College Level: Meeting Students Needs. A wise man once said that no one should call himself Dr. unless he has delivered a child. Think about it, Dr. Jill, and forthwith drop the doc.
The Wall Street Journal doubled down after a column from essayist Joseph Epstein sparked controversy over the weekend for misogynistic views, suggesting soon-to-be first lady Jill Biden stop using the title doctor, though she is one. These pages aren’t going to stop publishing provocative essays merely because they offend the new administration or the political censors in the media and academe, wrote Journal editorial page editor Paul A. Gigot in a column posted Sunday evening. And since it’s a time to heal, we’ll give the Biden crowd a mulligan for their attacks on us.
Nearly every major news outlet ran a story over the weekend on the backlash from Epstein s Friday column, which also referred to the 69-year-old educator with a doctorate of education degree as kiddo. Among the critics: Doug Emhoff, husband to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Northwestern University, where Epstein says he taught for 30 years, and Biden herself.