1. What is the main idea of this editorial?

2. The purpose of an editorial is to explain, persuade, warn, criticize, entertain, praise, exhort or answer. What do you think is the purpose of this editoral? Explain your answer.

3. Re-read the last paragraph of the article. The Oxford-English Dictionary defines assertion as: a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.  Do you agree with the Editors' assertion? Explain your answer.