The Washington Post Really Does Not Like Populism

Yes, I’m talking about its new section, not its opinions pages, where populists are always bashed. Today, the Post gave us a major piece telling us how Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are two sides of the same populist coin. While the piece is confused in many ways, the one point it makes very clearly is that the Washington Post really dislikes Bernie Sanders.

The piece is determined to tell people the problem is just one of perceptions:

“Each is powered by a disdain for elites they perceive...

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Published on March 02, 2020 12:40
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