I'm not generally a fan of knee-jerk contrarian BS (also known as about half of slate.com). Y'know, the kind of article that only exists to tell you that everything you think and that most everyone thinks and that basic common sense indicates is probably true is in fact completely wrong. It's easy. It's lazy. And it's often tricked out with sweeping statements of contrarianism that are wholly unsupported by any evidence. OTOH, it's always interesting to read someone dig into an issue and point out something that I might have missed, or find an angle on the issue that runs counter to what most people are saying. For example, here's Matt Yglesias on the vital role of Mitch McConnell in getting universal health care passed. Snarky? Well, yes, I guess so. But damn insightful while he's being funny.
note: title yoinked from this highly useful debunking of health care reform myths.