Self-absorbed preacher: James Carroll analyzes himself this morning in this
very weird op-ed column marking his own 10-year anniversary as a columnist for the Globe. I'm sorry, but the problem with Carroll isn't just his moralizing pacifism. The problem, as I see it, is also his self-absorbed tone and style. He puts a halo over his own head, and then publicly bemoans the lonely burden he carries. H.L Mencken would have had a field day with this guy.