The world is full of disinformation. Consequently, truth is extraordinarily rare.
At the moment, I’m thinking microcosmically. I’m thinking about those hurling accusations at the AZ legislature for its immigration bill. I’m thinking about those dismissing the reality of ecoterrorism and its possible connection to the recent oil spill. As my thoughts generalize, they encompass the different world religions that claim the truth about the soul, the different exercise routines that claim the truth about the body, and the different IQ tests that claim the truth about the mind.
The creation of factcheck.org was brilliant. It not only claims to possess truth but also makes it easily accessible to everyone. Everyone already has an opinion. Now people can simply reach their hands into the cookie jar of truths and make their opinions appear more veritable.
Historians, the traditional truth-gatherers, are a dying breed. Their cause of death is part-homicide, part-suicide. With regard to homicide, most people don’t read. Of those who do, most read only headlines, short articles, and inflammatory tabloids. This is why short articles are a dime a dozen. Very few read substantial articles. Even fewer read books. Only a sliver ever make it through a historical non-fiction.
With regard to suicide, most historians are bad writers. Perhaps it is their own collective fault, then, that they are disfavored. History need not be as dry and dusty as the pages on which it is written. From my experience, however, those who study historical research and writing rarely also study other brands of writing: creative, expository, novel, and legal. As a consequence, minutiae sprawl across hundreds of pages that will never be enjoyed by the proles. Should not history be accessible?
The truth is indisputable. The truth will set you free. As a result, he who presents the truth of the past with engaging dialogue will be a rich man.
far from, but right at, home 
Blogs should adopt a “Like” button.