presentation is power

While I enjoyed Yudof's article and agreed on many of the points that were addressed, the overall tone of the piece sometimes overshadowed the messages he was aiming to present. I was impressed at the boldness of his direction and especially liked the portion where he discussed how government institutions have been known to rely on the values of the individual. I also liked how he expanded by stating that governments have also obtained power through catering or capitalizing on these values, but I feel that those who would best benefit from the material in this article could possibly be deterred from reading it critically because of the delivery. Furthermore, as a result of the brisk tone I worry that those reading this whose views are more extreme are not encouraged to think outside of the points that are presented. In other words, at times this article felt more like a political campaign piece meant to rile people up rather than informative work encouraging people to see outside their current mindset.