The storied paper's op-ed page will now serve to promote Bezos' vision of "personal liberties and free markets" in America. With those under assault by the Trump administration, there will be a lot to talk about.

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,