Editorial Break

If we in this country were really who we portray ourselves to be, those few people who are willing to lose their livelihoods, and even their lives, in blowing the whistle on illegal and unjust activity would be awarded public accolade, instead of being fired, reprimanded, targeted, "outed", and otherwise vilified. It is the measure of our hypocrisy that it is the latter which they actually get for their integrity.

If nothing else, this kind of systematic denial and suppression of the truth is self-destructive and ensures failure. If we refuse to look at the truth about ourselves, how can we possibly know what we need to do to get where we want to go? If we insist that our position places us to the east of our goal, when in actuality it lies to the north, what are the odds that we will ever reach it?

....but hey, do what you want....because I know you will anyway.