Every Day, Human Beings Are

A Tv Show Can't Hold People And Institutions To Account Like Good Journalism Can.

In The Wake Of Katrina, What You're Witnessing And What We Are Very Careful To Depict Is A Form Of Patriotism.

You Have The Capacity To Change The Plotline Of Your Life, Even If You've Been Acting From The Same Script Since Before You Can Remember.

You Can't Make A Good Show Based On Pure Verisimilitude, Pure Anti-drama. But You Have To Acknowledge A Lot Of Ordinary Life. Most Tv Doesn't Do That.

The Why Is What Makes Journalism An Adult Game. The Why Is What Makes Policy Coherent And Useful. The Why Is What Transforms Bureaucrats And Foot Soldiers And Political Leaders Into Viable Instruments Of Rational And Affirmative Change. The Why Is Everything And Without It, The Very Suggestion Of Human Progress Becomes A Cosmic Joke.