The Rich Lowry cherry on top of the Manzi sundae.

Hilarious.

As far as the merits of the global warming exchange, I'm at a disadvantage not having read Mark's chapter, but let me say this: 1) As a general matter, I've come to trust Jim's analysis on global warming over the years; 2) I'm sure that Mark nails where the other side is coming from on the issue, and that his skepticism about "the consensus" is even more justified than when he wrote about it a year-and-a-half ago.

Shorter Lowry: I haven't read Levin's unscientific quackery of a book -- which Jim Manzi dismantled piece by piece and called "wingnuttery" -- but I'm sure in the end, they're both right.