>> quote could be interpreted as coming out in favor of the hedgehog: Silver is adopting an analogy to describe modern journalism, and the analogy largely fits

>> quote could be interpreted as coming out in favor of the hedgehog: Silver is adopting an analogy to describe modern journalism, and the analogy largely fits. Traditional political pundits spent a lot of time in 2012 crafting narratives that fit with what they felt was blowing in the wind. In this case of using the analogy the hedgehog sucks. However, Archilochus was definitely praising the idea of the hedgehog in his poem. A good analogous English saying would be, "Better a live chicken than a dead duck".