The Narrative Imperative and the Flies That Make Up the News

The Narrative Imperative and the Flies That Make Up the News
A fly rests on the head of Vice President Mike Pence as he takes notes during the vice presidential debate against Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator from California Kamala Harris in Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 7, 2020. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images
James Bowman
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Here’s the news of this year’s election campaign: Both candidates in the vice-presidential debate stuck to their respective narratives. And the media stuck to theirs.

James Bowman
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James Bowman is a resident scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. The author of “Honor: A History,” he is a movie critic for The American Spectator and the media critic for The New Criterion.
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