mindless skepticism is mainly an excuse for ignorance. the average daily newspaper reader can't keep a consistent thought in his head for two minutes. at best they're armchair reactionaries. at worst they're hypocritical armchair reactionaries. When a recent survey asked if the government should have the right to limit the press in reporting a story, an appalling 68 percent said either "always," "sometimes," or "rarely." Only 29 percent said "never." Let's hope the First Amendment never comes up for a vote. By the way, even the people who denounce the New York Times as the bible of liberals ultimately get most of their useful news from it.

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http://www.slate.com/id/2124083/

Why I Don't Trust Readers
Jack Shafer
5 aug 2005 4:35pm