In any event, the proper question isn't what a journalist thinks is relevant but what his or her audience thinks is relevant. Denying people information they would find useful because you think they shouldn't find it useful is censorship, not journalism.

One answer is that the towns elected officials thought that the project served a public purpose and that the various subsidies and favors were worth the price. But they may or may not have thought this.

In any event, the proper question isn't what a journalist thinks is relevant but what his or her audience thinks is relevant. Denying people information they would find useful because you think they shouldn't find it useful is censorship, not journalism.

Journalistic conventions make it hard for reporters to deal with a big, complicated lie.

Conservatives and liberals alike have been waiting for this moment for a third of a century.

What could be more absurd than the idea that genuine anti-Christian prejudice is a major force in American politics.

Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.