The Important Issues

Good to see Michael Gerson taking on the big issues like are text messages ruining America. He says they aren't: "The Internet, and texting in particular, has led to the return of writing." Of course that construction makes it sound as if "texting in particular" is a special case of "the internet," as in "the internet, and The Atlantic's web archives in particular, are full of people mocking Michael Gerson".

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/01/the-important-issues/48145/