I am certainly not an intellectual relativist, nor a moral relativist.

The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm.

An open mind but not an empty head.

Allowing artist-illustrators to control the design and content of statistical graphics is almost like allowing typographers to control the content, style, and editing of prose.

There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide.

If there is a well thought-out design standard, it should be followed. In practice, great design comes from great designers. That is empirically the case. If a great designer did a first-rate standard, that model should be followed. Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.

The world is much more interesting than any one discipline.