Today I Will Masterbate! Okay, That Was

Asking The Question Whether The Mainstream Media Has A Liberal Or Conservative Bias Is Like Asking Whether Al Qaeda Uses Too Much Oil In Their Hummus. I Might Think They Use A Little Bit Too Much Oil; Some People Might Think It's A Little Dry. But The Problem With Al Qaeda Is They Want To Kill Us. And The Problem With The Mainstream Media Is That It Has These Other Biases That Are Much More Important.

If 98 Out Of 100 Doctors Tell Me I've Got A Problem, I Should Take Their Advice. And If Those Two Other Doctors Get Paid By Big Snack Food, Like Certain Climate Deniers Get Paid By Big Coal, I Shouldn't Take Their Advice.

If You Use A Cell Phone - As I Do - Your Wireless Carrier Likely Has Records About Your Physical Movements Going Back Months, If Not Years.

I Grew Up In Minnesota, Where We Treasure Our Tradition Of Civic Engagement - And Our Record Of Having The Nation's Highest Voter Participation.

When I First Started Writing For Television In The Seventies And Eighties, The Internet Didn't Exist, And We Didn't Need To Worry About Foreign Websites Illegally Distributing The Latest Tv Shows And Blockbuster Movies Online.