Shout, Shout

In the bad old days, which I remember because I’m about half a century old, if the media wanted you to believe something, you would believe it.

Well, most of the time. I was here for the apotheosis of Jimmy Carter’s term, and as hard as he was screaming that all our good days were gone and the American dream was over, people still refused to believe him. Despite the low pall of depression over most people, it didn’t quite take. I think part of the problem, of course, is that he wore those rid...