both seem overstated. no dead. still crummy and long-term outlook highly questionable

that's a relief

it's good to finally know her middle name

good stuff

it would seem to suggest less than total trust in one's reporters and editors

Are news orgs set up to screen for "flooding the zone," or are they too busy reacting to diffuse (and exciting) blither to offer readers a useful hierarchy of information? Editors have difficult jobs these days.

Congratulations, Jay, on a long and great run, and best wishes for your new things. The conceptual thinking you bring to viewing journalism as practiced is a great service and I hope you'll keep at that. Big fan here.

agreed. any single headline or story isn't the problem, but the accumulation of both-sides-ing developments initiated outside constitutional norms leaves the bigger story untold

amen

and we become habituated to things, even frightening ones www.simonandschuster.com/books/Look-A...

David, thank you for this coverage and please know I am holding giant good thoughts for your health.

We've been phasing out reality for decades now

Thank you for this.

Great work here. Thank you.