I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Can’t you tell I’m shocked? Because I am. Utterly shocked.

It is absolutely unfathomable that the august institution that employs this man would write this:

National Review is accepting applications for its fall internship in Washington, D.C. The intern will work in our bureau on Capitol Hill. He or she will primarily conduct research, but may also have opportunities to write and report … If you wish to apply, please send a cover letter and résumé (no writing samples needed) to [email protected] by September 6.

An internship with a writing component that doesn’t require a writing sample? It’s almost as if they think they’ll be able to judge applicants’ worth solely on the basis of the school they attended or who their mother is instead as opposed to, say, talent or merit.