Column: What to do about our extravagant expectations of the news

Tad Johnson, Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune
Tad Johnson

It’s not often that a book makes one reevaluate every aspect of one’s life, but such was the case after I finished “The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-events in America” by Daniel J. Boorstin.

Written in 1962, Boorstin deconstructs the news media, books, travel, fame, politics, and even ourselves saying that only the latter can save us from going any deeper.

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