People – all people – love the spirit of competition. The bloodlust of two classic foes standing nose-to-nose against each other rivets, the reader, the spectator, indeed, any audience. This is the premise of all literary conflict. It’s the same muse that inspires reporters, too. Failure to faithfully abide by this dramatic construct might cause a problem for journalists. All this and more is revealed in this week’s Carosa Commentary “Are You an Instigator, a Skeptic, or Merely Somebody Else’s Tool?”
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