Renew America columnist Jim Sediak writes a column entitled "Rely On Normal People, Not Experts".

In his diatribe (about a particular sex education book which "normal people" find offensive), he vents:

That’s how horrible this book is. Normal people just know that.

Everyone knows that — everyone except the "experts." We seem to have become a nation of so-called experts. Before we do anything we want to know what the experts think about it. Even if something is blatantly outrageous, when we are told the "experts" believe it is great, we slink back into our holes and let the experts have free reign.

Fair enough — an appeal to common sense over so-called experts.  Sadly, Jim forgot about his bio that he wrote some time ago, which is automatically appended to the end of each of his columns:

Jim is known worldwide as an expert on Planned Parenthood and has authored books and articles about Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Jim is also a regular guest on TV and radio shows.

So, according to Jim, I shouldn’t pay attention to Jim.