There have been months of controversy, outrage and general conversation regarding alterations to CBS’ 60 Minutes franchise under new CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. But the venerable newsmagazine returned Sunday night to start its 59th season with a premiere that will probably offer very, very limited confirmation to both the pessimistic and optimistic biases espoused by pundits on the left and right. I’m supposed to want to rend my garments over changes to 60 Minutes because I have an earnest belief that Weiss’ tenure at CBS News has rendered the nightly news broadcast and its overall coverage unwatchable; because every quote from…
