For its first episode about post-Mubarak Egypt, Frontline, one of American TV s more dependable sources of news about the world outside that hasn t been transcribed from the latest State Department press release, split its hour into two separate reports, a good enough way to get around the danger of appearing to be trying to sum up recent events that defy easy analysis and that nobody can really understand yet, not that that s stopped any of the pro gasbags on network and cable news shows from pretending that they do. Neither half of the show is perfect, but as a whole, it makes a refreshing change from just hearing that the U.S. government either deserves the credit for Inspiring Change and Democracy or the blame for having failed to somehow shut down all this scary Global Instability.

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