Then again, Mr. Stone; or, Calling Dorothy Day

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a sort of homage to Izzy Stone, and argued in Stonian (Stone-like? Stony?) fashion for the importance of reading between the lines of the mainstream news. Stone was right about this, I think, and importantly so, especially during the doldrums of campaign season. But following his lead in this means reading the mainstream news, or listening to it, or whatever; and that means subjecting oneself to a great deal of foolishness. Wading through all of that in search of real news is an exercise in what is, in a slightly different context,  called tedium management. Everyone has a foolishness/doldrums/tedium threshold. I think I've reached mine.