[image: image.png] my opening thought: After Donald J. Trump entered the White House in 2017, The Washington Post adopted a slogan that underscored the newspaper’s traditional role as a government watchdog: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.”This week, as Mr. Trump prepares to re-enter the White House, the newspaper debuted a mission statement that evokes a more expansive view of The Post’s journalism, without death or darkness: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/business/media/the-washington-post-new-mission.html my letter to the editor: President Jimmy Carter asked that Truman’s sign: “The buck stops here”— be placed on his desk in the Oval Office. After watching the conga line of billionaires and tech bros surrounding President Trump at his inauguration, I imagine Trump will insist on a new sign be placed on his: “We make a buck here”. part one Jonathan Alter A Life Sentence of Disgrace The unCarter, the unTrump and the Creation of a Usable Past
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