Who needs censorship...
According to the Washington Post, Democrats are having a field day taking the White House to task for this statement in last month's Economic Report of the President by the White House Council of Economic Advisors: "When a good or service is produced more cheaply abroad, it makes more sense to import it than make or provide it domestically." This is just one example in an ever lengthening list of truths which it is politically inexpedient to express. As that list grows, the hope that political debate will result in the adoption of wise policies diminishes. The utility of democratic institutions for the purpose of improving the quality of life is sharply limited by the wide-ranging preference of voters for soothing self-deceptions over uncomfortable truths.