There is a culture of immediate gratification that isn't satisfied by rigorous fact-gathering and editing. The internet runs fast and shallow.

“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising.”

(Congrats to the CBS advertising department)

Hero.

“But stubborn and principled often look the same, especially to those who are unprincipled.”

Perfect ending.

Rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic.

More hell for introverts.

AND can make a joke at his own expense. Can’t imagine Trump ever doing that.

The Ross Douthat hits just keep coming, I see

We can do x or not-x, y or not-y: It’s all a human construction, though we may feel like the status quo has the certainty of physics if it lasts long enough. If we want to have UCC, we can make that a priority and do it. No cosmic aspiration needed.