if you’re going to insist on being called “dr” it seems reasonable for people to read your dissertation and give their thoughts

i think part of the nuclear reaction to right-wing criticisms of the jill biden thing is that basically the left took the WSJ's bait here and they don't really have a great hand so the only way to snuff out any criticism is by being completely belligerent and writing 15 responses

also many actual leftists essentially agree with the right-wing critique here but the aesthetics of supporting a WSJ or NR column is a turn off

i don't even know where "she should be able to call her self doctor" fits on the ideological spectrum, which is partly why it's a weak hand to defend. i do know it's not where the democratic party wants to be