Newspaper columnists are paid to write down what they think about various subjects. They are paid to give their opinion. That is why every columnist has a bent, one way or the other. Neutrality is the lack of an opinion, so columnists are never neutral. In other words, they earn a living by writing something that someone of the same bent will enthusiastically agree with and someone of the opposite bent will vehemently disagree with. That sells newspapers and keeps them employed.

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