If We Cover It To Death They Will Come

The mainstream media has a habit of latching onto stories like a pitbull with a lockjaw problem. When it comes to The Former Guy, that's not a good thing.

Bureaucracy elevates conformity, make that 'elevates fatal stupidity', to the status of religion.

• Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune

The 24-hour news cycle is often an exercise in the studiously inane. Witness the coverage of the arraignment of The Former Guy. I use this because it’s the most recent example, and I’m going to pillory MSNBC only because it’s my drug of choice.