Who: Canadian journalist Dahlia Lithwick What: Claimed all the “feeble” arguments against civilian trial for Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed could also be applied “to every major criminal trial in Western history” including “the Scopes Monkey Trial.”
Why it’s dim: Where did the Scopes monkeys attack America?
Cure: Take three deep breaths, count to 10, then compose that next sentence.
