However much we champion freedom of thought, we actually spend much of our time censoring input. We seek out publications that mirror or support our prior views and largely avoid those that don't.

The offspring cannot rely on its parents for disinterested guidance. One expects the offspring to be preprogrammed to resist some parental manipulation while being open to other forms. When the parent imposes an arbitrary system of reinforcement (punishment and reward) in order to manipulate the offspring to act against its own best interests, selection will favor offspring that resist such schedules of reinforcement.

There were a lot of intelligent viewpoints on both sides.

The Democrats' declining influence over public policy has made the media less interested in their issues and opinions, ... The Democrats need to take up issues and make them into a big deal in order to make them news.

One of my beliefs about leadership is it's not how many followers you have, but how many people you have with different opinions that you can bring together and try to be a good listener.

I hate Ruffling people’s feathers, but sometimes we all need a bit of grooming….jh