Fifteen years ago, Conan O’Brien said farewell to the Tonight Show. And on that final show, he urged his fans, and especially young people, not to become cynical in light of his treatment by NBC. His words have stayed with me to this day, and I agree with him. Cynicism accomplishes nothing. But having said that, I cannot help but worry that young people are increasingly contracting the cynicism virus, and I can’t help but believe that they have caught this infection from our elected leaders.
