Few words have had more significance in my life than this one. The evidence of its power, and also of the damage in its absence, is all around us. It has been noted that a staunchly-held and vocally-promoted opinion of a single political issue is often a strong indicator of that same mind’s view regarding many other ones. Therein lies a lack of balance, a tendency toward group bias, an inability to think independently, a kind of laziness or malaise, a creeping disregard for open and tolerant ...
