It's been twenty years now that I've been delivering commentary on
public radio. I take the job as if writing for the op-ed page of a
newspaper. "Opinion" is the modus operandi of a commentator.
The publisher or broadcaster makes it known that the views of the
commentator are not necessarily those of the paper or station at large.
Of course there are basic tenets of decency we all agree upon. Other
than those, these four minutes each Thursday are mine. It's my time to
play with words, to express outrage, to summon compassion, to forward
hope for change...
