A pundit should aspire to inspire in every viewer the thought: “I understand better now.” Not some partisan spin on an argument. Not some lawyer’s brief. Not some politician’s blather. Not some gadfly’s moment. But rather a deeper understanding of the nuances that live within all of the modern political and legal conflicts of our time. “I have just learned something I did not know about an issue about which I care.” That’s the response an analyst should shoot for.
A wise take on the world of punditry, from Andrew Cohen at the Atlantic.
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