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The Beam in Joshua Trevino's Eye

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Charles Johnson4/27/2009 6:40:51 pm PDT

Trevino updates his post:

UPDATE: A friend once said to me of a particular Straussian eminence, “He hates his enemies, but he really hates his friends,” and that comes to mind as I read Johnson’s post about “The Beam in Joshua Trevino’s Eye.” He correctly notes that I’m listed as a contributor at The Brussels Journal, which he regards as a beyond-the-pale website. The facts of my association with The Brussels Journal are simple: back in 2006, Paul Belien asked if he could re-print my blog posts, and I gave him permission to do so as he wished. That permission stands. This said, much of the material Johnson links to is quite ugly — though not quite Charles-Johnson-would-never-stoop-to-this ugly — and I have no desire to affiliate with them. My views are laid forth here, at my site; and my life as lived testifies adequately to my vices and virtues both. To paraphrase Reagan, when The Brussels Journal or anyone else prints or re-prints my work, I’m not signing on to their agenda — they’re signing on to mine.