The editor of The Wall Street Journal‘s editorial page has waded into the fracas surrounding the paper’s controversial decision to run an opinion piece on incoming first lady Jill Biden that was widely criticized as sexist and demeaning.
Paul Gigot, who is responsible for the paper’s opinion section, defended the decision to run an op-ed published Friday by Joseph Epstein, who suggested that she should drop the “Dr.” title she uses because her doctorate is not in the field of medicine.
Epstein broadened his criticism to include anyone using the title who is not a physician, and universities more generally for “the erosion of seriousness and the relaxation of standards” when it comes to granting degrees.
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