We narrowed our intellectual horizons and flattened our discourse, and more than ever, we need a critic like Steiner to remind us of what a difference that choice has made.
Critics like Steiner are necessary to raise the level of discussion in our country to its previous high.
mnli hypothesis: Critics like Steiner are necessary to raise the level of discussion in our country to its previous high. premise: We narrowed our intellectual horizons and flattened our discourse, and more than ever, we need a critic like Steiner to remind us of what a difference that choice has made.