Diogenes
Nemo me impune lacessit
"I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning:
'I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.
We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.
There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views.
Today, the internet does that job.
I am of America and for America, and proud to be so.
Our country did not get here by being typical.
A big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else.
Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity.
I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter.
I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.”
After careful consideration, David decided to step away.
This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision.
We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction.'
I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void."
Jeff
View: https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088
'I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.
We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.
There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views.
Today, the internet does that job.
I am of America and for America, and proud to be so.
Our country did not get here by being typical.
A big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else.
Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity.
I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter.
I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.”
After careful consideration, David decided to step away.
This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision.
We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction.'
I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void."
Jeff
View: https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088
