Thanks to NFL players, our national anthem is getting more attention than ever. Keep in mind that many of us could not recite its words without error, and fewer of us have the range to sing it. Even fewer can cite the historical event being described. This is the latest, but not the last, example of a solvable issue that is being exploited to divide us. I lament that so many of controversial issues ricocheting in the public square are similarly solvable, and yet remain combustible. The media stokes these conflicts, in my view. Listen critically to how CNN and other networks package and deliver the news. Not only is the reportage suffused with editorial content and slant, but it sows overt division and partisanship by design. Consider the following two hypothetical questions from a TV reporter. Which one would the network be likely to air? “Senator, what is your plan for tax reform?” “Senator, the leader of the opposing party attacked your tax policy as a cruel
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