I had forgotten, specifically, about the Two Minutes Hate. When I re-read that, however, I had a sudden sensation of watching FOX. Ailes is the master of it. I think he used Nineteen Eight-Four as his mantra, and modeled FOX on the Ministry of Truth.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich