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On Tuesday, Joe Maguire, one of two editors in charge of markets coverage at Reuters, handed his bosses the galleys of his new book, "Brainless: The Lies and Lunacy of Ann Coulter."

On Wednesday, Mr. Maguire discovered he would have plenty of free time to promote his book, which comes out this week, as he was fired.

"There was a difference of opinion about the approval I received to write this book," Mr. Maguire said. "I thought I had met the conditions, and proceeded accordingly. As a result, I no longer work there."

Something doesn't ring true about this whole project. If Maguire thinks I am "brainless," why am I worthy of a whole book?

He is aping my style, at least in the title. My last book was "Godless," his is "Brainless."

We can't help wondering if Coulterphobia isn't analogous to homophobia--a reaction formation that masks one's own uncomfortable impulses.