Mr. Sexton's account of Daily Cal bias made the WSJ's Best of the Web Today, under the title 'Sharia, Berkeley style.'

The Daily Cal has reacted to these charges in usual style: officious silence, in a 'We shall not deign to respond to the scandalmongering Republican press' sort of way. Alright, not my style, but a time-honored strategy. Especially when the real motivations, in my opinion, hardly do credit to the Daily Cal either. (To recap, a complex mixture of distrust of Sexton, worries over only Republicans witnessing the stealings, and fear of libel.)

But of course, this strategy is only useful when the Daily Cal truly maintains silence. Instead, there've been sniping e-mails, anonymous blog comments, etc. All of which undermine EIC Lin's ability to shape the Daily Cal's response if he chooses to do so. It also leads to newsroom controversy, as everyone plays whispered guessing games over which staffer or alum wrote which anonymous opinion piece. Email This Post!