The Delusional Is No Longer Marginal.

When Ideology And Theology Couple, Their Offspring Are Not Always Bad But They Are Always Blind.

The Most Important Thing The Giant Philanthropies Could Do - Gates, Rockefeller, Ford, Open Society Institute, And New Ones Emerging - Would Be To Create A $2-to-$3 Billion Trust For Independent Journalism. They Wouldn't Miss The Money, And Democracy Would Still Have A Fighting Chance Because Of Their Investment.

The Delusional Is No Longer Marginal.

When We Were Covering The 2008 Campaign I Told My Young African American Colleagues That Despite The Historical Significance Of Victory, Barack Obama Was Going To Break Their Hearts. They Didn't Want To Hear That, And They Refused To Believe It. Eighteen Months Later They Started Dropping By One By One To Say, Sadly: "he Broke Our Hearts." A Couple Of Them Even Wept.

A Producer Is A Saboteur Who Tries To Infiltrate The Passivity Of Viewers And To Create Impressions That Are Lasting.