Some of our Founding Fathers had complete disdain for newspapers. John Adams for example saw that the “Alien and Sedition Act” was approved and signed to keep newspapers from printing false and libelous stories about politicians.

George Washington used the newspaper business to spread false stories about troop movements and other things. Thomas Jefferson gave his recommendations that newspapers should be agreeably divided into four sections: Truths, Probabilities, Possibilities, and Lies. Yes, he thought they contained outright lies from time to time.

Upton Sinclair, the author, in his book “The Brass Check” suggested a law that would require a newspaper to submit articles which quoted individuals should first submit such articles to such individuals for approval prior to printing.

One reader suggested that all editors should be elected by the readers themselves. Now newspapers are mostly failing because readers have become used to getting their new on the internet.

But as for me, I miss the comic section.