It seems ironic that an article titled "Do You Avoid the News?" is published by WaPo. It's almost a threat. "Oh. So you avoid the news. Fine. We'll use our secret powers to get <insert name of politician you don't like here> elected."

But no, that's not really what that article's about. The article is actually worth the few minutes it takes to read it. I think I had tuned out of the news well before the pandemic. I think it's because I had a growing sense that it didn't make sense. Maybe the reporting has changed. Maybe I've changed. Maybe the world has changed?