The other day, I had an Amish lady ask me, "Is it really as bad as they say out there?"

She knows I work in Harrisburg, and she saw the newspaper headlines about protests in the state capitals.

I told her honestly that there was nothing happening. No crowds of protesters, just a couple streets blocked by HMMVs, about a dozen National Guard looking bored, and 3 horse trailers with mounted police gearing up.

She then went on a rant about the media sowing fear and division.