Padlocked in the situation room

We think we know the world but, really, how is that possible when we do not know ourselves.

If it bleeds, it leads

In preparation for Jon Stewart’s opening monologue, his team of comedy writers would scan the front pages of that morning’s newspapers. They called this exercise “our daily cup of sadness.”

If it bleeds, it leads

The present moment, this royal immediacy, has never led the news order.