I was
profiled
recently in the
Wall Street Journal
, which was an interesting experience for a mild-mannered, retiring professor. It illustrated for me how things I’ve written about the Renaissance get filtered through current political passions.
Quidquid recipitur, recipitur ad modum recipientis
, as Aquinas used to say: People receive what they are prepared to receive. (I knew enough not to read the comments section. It’s not good for faith, hope, or charity. Or sleep.)