Quote of the Day

Jonathan Chait, writing for New York magazine, about the pervasive extent to which TV and film are permeated with liberal bias:

This capacity to mold the moral premises of large segments of the public, and especially the youngest and most impressionable elements, may or may not be unfair. What it is undoubtedly is a source of cultural (and hence political) power. (snip) We liberals owe not a small measure of our success to the propaganda campaign of a tiny, disproportionately influential cultural elite. 

It's amazing to find a liberal admitting the extent of liberal bias in media. Chait cites examples from Brazil and India which show the power of media in shaping human behavior, specifically in reducing family size.