"The United States of America is an idea in search of completion, and we are still arguing over questions that vexed the original founders at the birth of our Republic. Wouldn’t it be better — in fact, wouldn’t we take our poltiical and philosophical positions with greater seriousness — if we recognized that from the perspective of future historians, we are still actively engaged in the founding of this country?"

Dan Conover gives more background for understanding his outline for a semantic content management system for journalism.

Standards-based journalism with a semantic content management system is the future. Totally stellar essay.