'“Unfortunately, Americans fearing Trump’s wrath and adjusting their behavior accordingly is going to become a regular feature of life over the next few years,” economist Patrick Chovanec wrote of the canceled Post endorsement. “As is other Americans knowing that Trump will pardon them for wrongdoing done on his behalf and acting accordingly. This is our new America.” Those are the rules of engagement now—and the more discretionary power Trump gains in office, the more leeway he’ll have to set those rules. We are about to face hard times thanks to weak men like Jeff Bezos."

"To authoritarians, “strength” is a euphemism for ruthlessness."