Despite Lepore’s repeated references to the Simulmatics team as “the best and the brightest,” the group that Greenfield assembled was, well, not that. and walked the halls of the Pentagon” but who seemed to lack the basic competency and knowledge expected of a scientist. So far in 2020, she’s also released a 10-part podcast “about the history of truth” and published 12 articles in The New Yorker. This prolificness likely explains why her latest effort feels as if it was rushed out the door before it was ready. When she’s at her best, Lepore’s writing has a nimble fluency that can be exhilarating.

Source: New York Times September 15, 2020 09:00 UTC