The Quality Of Democracy And The Quality

If The Watchdog Doesn't Bark, How Do You Know There's A Burglar In The Basement? And The Press Is Supposed To Be A Watchdog.

A Free Press Is One Where It's Okay To State The Conclusion You're Led To By The Evidence. One Reason I'm In Hot Water Is Because My Colleagues And I At Now Didn't Play By The Conventional Rules Of Beltway Journalism. Those Rules Divide The World Into Democrats And Republicans, Liberals And Conservatives, And Allow Journalists To Pretend They Have Done Their Job If Instead Of Reporting The Truth Behind The News, They Merely Give Each Side An Opportunity To Spin The News.

People Who Don't Believe In Government Are Likely To Defy Our Government.

Jon Stewart Is A Remarkable Satirist And Parodist In The Vein Of Mark Twain, Because Jon Stewart Understands What Mark Twain Knew, Which Is That The Truth Goes Down More Easily In A Democracy When It's Marinated In Humor.

In America, One Of Our Two Major Parties Is Dominated By Extremists Dedicated To Destroying The Social Contract, And The Other Party Has Been So Enfeebled By Two Decades Of Collaboration With The Donor Class It Can Offer Only Feeble Resistance To The Forces That Are Devastating Everyday People.