The previous lines are just definitional really, I don't think we're necessarily pointing to different things so I don't think it matters what we call them. But the quoted line here is, I think, completely untrue.

The news media (and social media) have demonstrated over and over again that they will cynically twist information to fit narratives. Given that I spend an unusual amount of time reading various news sources to try to understand stories, the obviously deliberate twisting of facts is especially clear to me. A lot of the "controversy" my writing creates is simply based on presenting facts that one side or another hasn't heard from within its echo chamber.

Yes, I’m “The Commentary person”😅 But I don’t see your point. I engage with people on provocative issues, I write about them too. But my intent is never to provoke. Nor to present information/debate dishonestly. As I said in the article, the problem isn’t that we have opinons, and I certainly don’t think we should stop talking about the issues we face in society. The issue is the instinct to attack each other and treat each other as ememies. The instinct to treat disagreement as hatred. Our unwillingness to listen to other perspectives.

People are never going to universally agree about the issues we face. This is as it should be. But this is in no way synonymous with outrage.