Another Sign the Times Are A Changin'

One of the headlines of today's Detroit News is "War on Poverty Renewed." The accompanying article chronicled the problem of homlessness in Metro Detroit. Amazing. A few months ago, poverty was not on the editorial agenda of a pro business, Republican leaning paper like the News. In fact, airy fairy ideas like poverty reduction were presented as the pipe dreams of unrepentant leftists or hopeless dreamers. The News was much more likely to write articles about how the poor screwed us all and diverting precious resources away from the Suburban American Dream.

I view this as a sign, however insignificant, that the tenor of our national conversation maybe changing. The libretarian/corporate mindset that was all the rage among the upper middle class may be receding ... along with the granite countertops and luxury imports.