Maggie's Farm

John at Powerline speculates that journalists are dumber than the average bear. I think John overestimates the brains, curiosity, and skepticism of the average bear (tho maybe not of the average Powerline reader), but I do get the point: professional journalists are supposed to convey useful and accurate info for the rest of us, with enough of the inside baseball to help us understand the game that is being played.

Statistics, math and science tend to be among their weak points. It is easy to be a half-competent writer without understanding in depth what you are writing about. We prove that here, daily. However, we do try to link to those who might have a clue.

What worries me more is the power, ignorance, perfidy, and manipulativeness of politicians.