Adam O’Neal is the Washington correspondent for The Economist. Will Lewis says in a memo to staff that he will follow the Bezosian dictate to champion "personal liberties and free markets," which have driven "entrepreneurialism, innovation and freedom."
Still waiting for the WaPo's epic takedown of Dear Leader's tariffs. Which are, yannow, anti-free trade.
Free markets are whatever Dear Leader says they are.
I don't care what he says they are. Bezos staked his reputation as owner on free trade editorials. Which we now understand is complete bullshit, and should unsubscribe again if we didn't already do so. His one job as he defines it was to stand for free trade. If not against a corrupt president.
Bezos "reputation" is one of a inconsiderate pig who managed to get fabulously wealthy using the infrastructure we as a society built. And now he looks like an old tool.
Whoever is fallen is forgotten is an old adage of the concentration camp resistance. I almost don't care. But I'm an old Postie of the Watergate days and to find your life's work in that and other venues disappeared is a blow. Donnie Graham had such high hopes for this sale.
So does a free market depend on the central government security forces NOT being allowed to arrest a legislator of the opposition party simply for being there? Because, if so, hoo boy is he going to have some problems.
Strikes me wrestling a Senator to the ground, handcuffing him, lying about his recorded self-ID and non-lunging demeanor, is more like a personal liberty thing. Also, bearing false witness. God is Truth and cuts the covenant with liars.