It's an old anarchist dream that people can take care of their own lives.
If the Bible is a creation myth, it is an amorphous confusing one
Who of us does not recognize that the life we live, however larded with brave talk about values and thought and ideals, is not actually a life dedicated to immersion in the endless torrent of images, songs, sounds and stories?
Sure, I've often been misrepresented - anyone frequently quoted has this experience.
I don't think anyone in the media thinks strategically about society.
Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don’t.