Comments on: Horowitz Responds . . . Sort Of

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 05:40:41 +0000

I'm "popular" now???

Your credibility is now officially questionable.

By: praktike

praktike — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:44:57 +0000

There's no way the same person wrote both pieces.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:11:47 +0000

My guess is S.S.M. is Simon Maloy, but all I did was match the initials to the people mentioned in the About page.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:23:07 +0000

S.S.M. was the author of the Media Matters piece. No clue on the words behind the initials. As to "Symbionese," I also had no clue other than vague recollection of the Patty Hearst affair. Via Google, I see:

"The name 'symbionese' is taken from the word symbiosis and we define its meaning as a body of dissimilar bodies and organisms living in deep and loving harmony and partnership in the best interest of all within the body."

By: Jim Henley

Jim Henley — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:16:12 +0000

What's "S.S.M." Secondary Stream Media? Serruptitious Scholarly Marxism? Senescent Symbionese Malcontents? Come to think of it, what did "Symbionese" mean in the first place?