Politicians are quite unfit for government. They are however very useful for ceremonial banquets, official openings, launchings, unveilings, and greeting foreign delegations, leaving more time for the genuine work of government to those of us who have the proper training and experience.
- Sir Humphrey Appleby
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A few of the recent pieces I've liked:
Julie Appleby and Jordan Rau at Kaiser Health News: 'Double' Chest Scans Increase Costs and Exposure to Radiation
I've noticed that the bad practice of "he said, she said" journalism so common at the NY Times disappears when the subject is religion. There, instead, the standard role of the journalist becomes one of the credulous, unquestioning observer.