Live from Over the Great Basin: I seem to find it a rule that those who built their careers on an ability and a willingness to go the extra mile to cater to the bigotries and prejudices of Martin Peretz underperform, relative to what I expect from the places their work appears, whenever they cross my desk.
Are there any counterexamples?
It is true that I expect very little from Slate.
Nevertheless:
:"The Return of Jeb Bush. Why the goofy, patrician candidate is finally hitting his stride...
...As Republicans scrounge for their center-right tribune, they will find themselves coming full circle. Christie has no cash and no organization beyond New Hampshire. Kasich is out-of-synch with his party; his moderation won’t play outside a few suburban pockets. Which only leaves one.... Bush has bought himself more time, at precisely the moment that he’s corrected his candidacy. Watching him in New Hampshire, it’s possible to see a candidate who has stopped overthinking things, who has learned to be something resembling himself.... Seeing Bush press his case on the trail in New Hampshire, I was stunned by how he seemed high-energy, forceful, and confident.... Thanks to Trump, Bush has a sense of mission. It’s given him a psychic basis for believing in the moral purpose of his campaign.... Against the odds, and despite his many months as a punch line, Bush has earned the right to rise.
Is there a stronger phrase to apply to this than "radically underperforms"?
