Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.
People shouldn't expect the mass media to do investigative stories. That job belongs to the 'fringe' media.
There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
I have the necessary lack of tact.
I have been an unabashed fan of NPR for many years, and have stolen untold excellent ideas from its programming.
