you do realize I'll assume that there are plenty of articles not written by Ms Wente noting the increase in Monarch populations over the last 4 years ...my questions to you then would be, is it the writer who makes a point that makes you disregard what they say, or is it the points they make that make you disagree with the writer....

if you disagree with X because Y said it but actually agree with X...then you're an ideologue...if you disagree with X no matter who says it..you may be wrong, but at least you've only got one problem.