“IT BARES REPEATING:” A host of readers have sent this link to The Smoking Gun’s copy of a memo to New York Times staffers from “Arthur, Howell and Gerald” that contains a howling (Howelling?) error.

Even in the big leagues, apparently, spell-checkers breed a false sense of security. It certainly doesn’t suggest that they’ve gotten into the habit of going over copy with a fine-tooth comb just yet.

Meanwhile Matt Welch has a suggestion on how Blair-type events could be prevented. It’s cheap, easy to implement, and likely to work. Naturally, it’s unlikely to be adopted.

But I think it “bares” considering.