After all the bluster and argument, is PBS still worth the money the government puts into it? After all, many have argued that niche cable channels do most of what PBS does without the need for public subsidy. Robert Lloyd disagrees, but points out that the very nature of PBS’s existence makes it an easy target: “Though often described by its critics as elitist — a combined Google search of the terms ‘PBS’ and ‘elitist’ gets 33,500 hits — quite the opposite is true: PBS is a generalist network. It tries, often to its peril, to provide something for everybody. (Which means there is something for everyone not to like.)”