Perspective...................

There is considerable hand-wringing these days about the state of discourse in the public arena.  Isn't it just awful, terrible, and unusual?   Nope.  From the historical perspective, it is actually not.  The history major in me could offer you many examples of much worse behavior.  But since I am feeling too lazy to sort it out for you right now, allow me the short-cut of  directing your attention to this post at Cultural Offering.