{"id":533681,"date":"2023-01-02T03:15:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T00:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/its-a-new-year-but-nothings-new-except-for-the-decline-in-good-journalism-and-real-leaders\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T03:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T00:15:55","slug":"its-a-new-year-but-nothings-new-except-for-the-decline-in-good-journalism-and-real-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-a-new-year-but-nothings-new-except-for-the-decline-in-good-journalism-and-real-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"#It&#8217;s a new year but nothing&#8217;s new \u2014 except for the decline in good journalism and real leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2100f06d37f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2100f06d37f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-a-new-year-but-nothings-new-except-for-the-decline-in-good-journalism-and-real-leaders\/#%E2%80%9CIts_a_new_year_but_nothings_new_%E2%80%94_except_for_the_decline_in_good_journalism_and_real_leaders%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;It&#8217;s a new year but nothing&#8217;s new \u2014 except for the decline in good journalism and real leaders&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIts_a_new_year_but_nothings_new_%E2%80%94_except_for_the_decline_in_good_journalism_and_real_leaders%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;It&#8217;s a new year but nothing&#8217;s new \u2014 except for the decline in good journalism and real leaders&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>People speak of a new year as turning the page or starting out fresh or forgetting the past. At the start of a new year, I like to look back a century ago to see what has changed and what hasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>In 1923, America had finally recovered from the Spanish flu, which killed 675,000 in the United States and an estimated 50 million worldwide. If we learned anything from that plague, it wasn\u2019t enough to have protected the 1.08 million Americans who have died from COVID-19 (through November, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).<\/p>\n<p>The biggest political event of 1923 was the death of Warren Harding, which elevated Calvin Coolidge to the presidency. The centenary of his inauguration will be observed in several ways this year, but it is worth noting that virtually every economic principle Coolidge held (smaller government, reduced spending \u2014 he left office with a budget surplus and a smaller budget than when he entered) has been thrown over to our national detriment and disgrace.<\/p>\n<p>Among my favorite Coolidge quotes is this one about government: \u201cIf we give the best that is in us to our private affairs we shall have little need of government aid.\u201d If only that attitude prevailed today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Calvin-Coolidge.jpg?w=812\" alt=\"President Calvin Coolidge took office in 1923.\" class=\"wp-image-25205599\" width=\"398\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Calvin-Coolidge.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=792 796w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Calvin-Coolidge.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594 597w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Calvin-Coolidge.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=396 398w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Calvin-Coolidge.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=198 199w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Calvin-Coolidge.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\"\/><figcaption>President Calvin Coolidge took office in 1923.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the early 1920s, Rowell\u2019s Directory calculated that there were more than 20,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>papers published in the United States, including dailies, weeklies, monthlies and quarterlies. As of 2018, there were 1,279 daily newspapers in the United States. One-third of large US newspapers experienced layoffs in 2020, more than in 2019. More than eight in 10 Americans now get their \u201cnews\u201d from digital devices, including <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>. If we get the leadership we deserve, the decline in good journalism might have something to do with it.<\/p>\n<p>One hundred years ago, the USSR was born. By the time of its collapse, an estimated 61 million people had been murdered, with Joseph Stalin said to be responsible for 43 million.<\/p>\n<p>The last American troops left Germany following the end of World War I, but they would return 19 years later. Fascism was already on the rise in Germany and Italy in 1923.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Here\u2019s a personal favorite: It became legal in 1923 for American women to wear trousers. Admit it, you never knew it had been illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Houdini freed himself from a straitjacket while hanging upside down. There must be a modern political analogy involving our upside-down economy and politics.<\/p>\n<p>The Disney brothers launched their cartoon studio. It turned out that Washington was not the only Mickey Mouse operation.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate issued its first report on the scandal known as Teapot Dome. More scandals would follow as they inevitably do when too many politicians hold too much power for too long. Term limits, anyone?<\/p>\n<p>In December 1923, President Coolidge delivered the first radio broadcast speech, and at the end of the month the first transatlantic radio broadcast took place.<\/p>\n<p>There were conflicts, labor strikes and other problems we still experience today in one way or another. Air <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> became easier and more available, although safety was still a major concern in 1923.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back 100 years at least two things are clear: While leaders and events may change, human nature never changes. As King Solomon wisely observed thousands of years ago, \u201cThere is nothing new under the sun.\u201d A French saying echoes his observation: \u201c<em>plus \u00e7a change, plus c\u2019est la m\u00eame chose.<\/em>\u201d The familiar English translation: The more things change, the more they remain the same.<\/p>\n<p>H<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y New Year!<\/p>\n<p><em>Cal\u00a0Thomas\u2019 latest book is \u201cAmerica\u2019s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States.\u201d<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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