Courage, I now see, is a journey involving self-doubt and self-examination, with the end never in sight.

I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and truth.

The campaign of character assassination waged [against President Clinton] by the right was a singular, unprecedented effort. Nothing like it exists on the left. What I object to on the right is the obsessive hatred, the bigotry, and the personal savaging of their opponents, all achieved through an echo chamber of talk radio, the Internet and Rupert Murdoch's media outlets. That kind of well-funded disinformation campaign has no analog on the left.

Editors of conservative magazines aren't out trying to raise money. The money is there; the cash reserves are in the bank.

During the '90s the flow of misinformation was established.

When I wrote the Anita Hill book I believed everything I wrote was accurate.

The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism.