On Saturday, a Wall Street Journal column from Joseph Esptein titled "Is There a Doctor in the White House? Not if You Need an M.D.," made the rounds, and ...ticked off a lot of people.
The piece is offensive as soon as it begins: "Madame First Lady—Mrs. Biden—Jill—kiddo: a bit of advice on what may seem like a small but I think is a not unimportant matter.
Any chance you might drop the 'Dr.' before your name? 'Dr. Jill Biden' sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic.
Your degree is, I believe, an Ed.D., a doctor of education, earned at the University of Delaware through a dissertation with the unpromising title 'Student Retention at the Community College Level: Meeting Students' Needs.' A wise man once said that no one should.
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