Billionaires, Newspapers and Politics – A Dangerous Mix

A free and vibrant press is the single, indispensable pillar of a democracy. And those institutions are at risk

Patrick Soon-Shiong and Jeff Bezos
Patrick Soon-Shiong (Getty Images) / Jeff Bezos (Getty Images)

I have never felt more concerned for the future of our country. 

Of course it’s the fact that the presidential election is neck and neck, evenly split between a very reasonable Democratic candidate and a terrifying Republican who is a convicted felon, a pathological liar and more cognitively questionable by the day.  

I don’t trust the polls anyway, and neither should you. They got it wildly wrong in 2016 when Hillary Clinton was assured of a win, mildly wrong in 2020 when Trump refused to accept the result and insanely wrong at midterms in 2022 – remember the “Red Wave” that did not happen? That.

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