The problem with the whole fake news construction is that “fake news” is now defined to mean anything that does not toe the centrist line. This means anything to the left of Hillary Clinton and anything to the right of…Hillary Clinton is deemed “fake news” regardless of its veracity, the amount of evidence, or benefit to the world.

This era resembles the Gilded Age in so many ways — not just in the wealth inequality, but in the politics, the attitudes, the actions, the writings, the debates. It’s nearly a complete recapitulation, including in the suppression of unpopular views, particularly of those on the Left.