News Snapshot:
I don’t get it. Turn on the TV news, open a paper, and the stories are all about the midterm polls, debates and the political horse race between Republicans and Democrats. Am I missing something? How is it possible for any reporter to pretend this is just another election when 71 percent of voters in a recent New York Times poll said democracy is at risk? Here is another mystery to me. Voters say inflation, not the threat to democracy, is their first concern. How can anyone close their eyes to the big picture — a threat to our nation’s...
