I hope it’s true, especially for NPR. With the vast array of media available to us now, why in the world do we need a government-funded media outlet?
As a nation, we pride ourselves on our ability to peacefully transition power, but in some situations I wish we could return to the days of yore, where a treasonous political enemy could be hung, drawn, quartered, and their entrails dispatched to the four directions of the empire and separated for all to observe.
The name “Nita Totenberg” brings such notions to mind.