Just the other day, New York Times readers' representative Arthur S. Brisbane wrote an op-ed that posed the question "Should the Times be a Truth Vigilante?" Thankfully, there's been quite a bit of outrage that this question even needs to be asked. Sadly, it points to how far from useful our journalists and media institutions have become. The biggest problem, of course, is that the sad state of things is nothing new. There is No "Truth Vigilante" The whole concept of a "Truth Vigilante" is ridiculous. The Truth isn't something we should have to fight for, let alone as vigilantes. The whole concept of a vigilante is someone who works outside of the law and walks the line (sometimes stepping over it) of being a criminal in order to do what they think is right (however wrong they may be). You know, like Batman. If the Truth … Continue reading →