Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

A twofer today:

"The typical citizen drops down to a lower level of mental performance as soon as he enters the political field. He argues and analyzes in a way which he would readily recognize as infantile within the sphere of his real interests. He becomes a primitive again. His thinking is associative and affective." -- economic theorist Joseph Schumpeter, 1942 (Quoted in a disturbing article about how people decide whom to vote for, in The New Yorker, 2004-08-30)

"At some point after 9/11, the news business jumped the shark [...]" -- Frank Rich, 2004-09-19