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I'm Convinced That The Most Important Division In Human Affairs Is Probably Not The One Between Left And Right, Liberal And Conservative. It's The One Between Zealotry And Understanding, Between Absolute Conviction And Compromise, Between Preachers And Politicians.

Whether Or Not Twitter Makes You Stupid, It Certainly Makes Some Smart People Sound Stupid.

My Feeling About The Internet Or Anything Else Is That The More It Tends To Become A Cult, The More I Want To Call It Into Question.

Most Recently, The President's Reluctance To Offend Senator Rick Santorum - A Catholic Theocrat Who Believes That States Should Have The Power To Arrest Gay Lovers In Their Bedrooms, Or Even To Criminalize Couples Who Use Contraceptives - Was An Occasion To Wonder What, Exactly, Mr. Bush Was Born-again Into.

I May Be The Old-media Id, But I Think I May Be Entitled To Some Credit For Being A New-media Pioneer.