Dear Friends,
This is a new blog, which will help you figure out what's going on in the world. So much of the news these days isn't news--it's CNN, Fox News, ABC, NBC, CBS, all of them repeating and rehashing the same few items. The newspapers these days mostly do the same thing--they reprint short blurbs from Associated Press or some other agency. There are a handful of sources in America at least that do more. They still have news organizations that dig for news, and report it in depth. The American news source that still does that and is widely read is the New York Times.
So what? The New York Times is not paying me to advertise for them, heaven knows. And when they learn about this blog, they definitely would not want to pay me. Why? Because if all you do is read the Times and take what they write at face value, you will have a most distorted view of the world. Not worse than the many people who get news from TV, radio or heaven help us, the Internet, but not much better. You see, the Times is biased. Oh yes they are. Not only that, sometimes the most important news is buried near the bottom of an article. There are nuggets of gold in that newspaper, but some are hidden. This blog will try to find them for you.
And there's another benefit: if you read this blog, you'll begin reading the newspaper with a more discerning eye. You may see things that I've missed--in fact, I'm sure you will. Share it with us! I hope to make this blog a community of informed American citizens, the kind Jefferson said are needed in order to make democracy work. So let's all work for democracy!
I'm not promising to post daily. I'm hoping to post at least once a week, and more often if possible. But I'm not a professional blogger or retiree--I have a full-time job, plus family responsibilities. You understand, don't you? So bear with me.
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