The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western World. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity - much less dissent.

Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the vir…

To speak today of a famous novelist is like speaking of a famous cabinetmaker or speedboat designer. Adjective is inappropriate to noun.

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

One of the basic troubles with radio and television news is that both instruments have grown up as an incompatible combination of show business, advertising an…

Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news.

I also bought a copy of The New York Times, the previous day's issue of which I had seen the previous day in Puerto Rico. I was interested in newspapers and kn…