In February 2017, for the first time in its long history, the Washington Post adopted an official slogan: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” The motto was a little bit much. Pompous and self-important, it sounded as if the newspaper was really trying to say Without the Washington Post,

Jeff Bezos has decided to implement a major shift in the editorial policy of The Washington Post. The billionaire declared that the news publication’s opinion pages will focus exclusively on ‘personal liberties’ and ‘free markets’ going forward.