From time to time, we will issues comments here about stories found in the news. In these posts, we will present our view of the news and why we feel it is important to comment on the story referenced.

Here are a few unfortunate truths about the current state of the news. First, the news is not the news any longer. Each news network presents the news from their prescribed view of the world, and before you think that this some sinister plot to change the world, let’s agree that it is not. This is merely appealing to one’s base, which is the chosen worldview of the network, which makes sense. Second, because each news network has a base, each will always proactively seek to increase their base and each will do this because it is the base that makes each one sustainable. Third, the news is not neutral and never has been neutral. A news story has always been presented from a certain perspective of the world. In the past, we have enjoyed a more collective view of the world with many common points of agreement. Today, there are precious few points of agreement, which makes the news seem more bias than ever, but the reality is that it is pretty much the same as it has always been, with a few exception. Finally, the news has made one massive change that has greatly affected its accuracy and excellence. It is no longer about getting the story right as much as it is about getting the story out before everyone else gets the story out, which, as you might guess, affects accuracy and excellence.

Because of these four primary reasons, and a host of secondary ones, we will feel the need to make comments on the news from time to time. What will our comments be like? Our goal will be to determine whether the story is true, false or a combination of both. We will not comment on every story, but when we do comment we will always seek to present the truth of the issue in order for you to make sense of your world. Unfortunately, there has been an increase in stories that are not accurate and as long as networks get away with being inaccurate there will be an increase of misinformation, which, as you have already surmised, affects all of us.

We feel this part of who we are because we believe thinking matters!