[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Nice writing.

For myself, no discussion of the public discourse is complete without reference to the fact that

1. the public discourse is dominated by Big Journalism,

2. the defining quality of Big Journalism is the solidarity of its members around the conceit that journalism is objective and is the embodiment of the public interest. That implies
   • a see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil approach to journalists and others who adhere to the code of the journalist, and

   • a see only evil, hear only evil, speak only evil approach to "the man who is actually in the arena" and anyone who promotes "the man in the arena" over "the critic."

In short, journalism which claims to be objective is inherently incivil because sophistry is incivil, and "objective journalism" is pure sophistry.

Why Broadcast Journalism is
Unnecessary and Illegitimate

[E.G.C.]

BTTT