There’s a passage in the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous that talks about people who fail getting sober. It says: “Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves.”
That’s a good jumping-off spot for a discussion about the failing Washington Post. The Post, which loses $100 million a year, is planning to dramatically cut the size of its staff, with the biggest cuts hitting its foreign desk and sports department. Journalists are all over social media sucking theirthumbs about what a tragedy it all is.
Like the drunk who just doesn’t get it, The Washington Post, addicted to decapitating conservatives,will never realize the problem. I could provide a lecture about the basic facts—the Post is far-left, andits coverage is abysmal—but it might be more constructive to drill down into something very specific.It’s like I’m addressing a drunk and trying to make him face his problem. I’m not talking about his general outlook on life, but a specific example of why he fails.
This fall I am hosting an Anti-Communism Film Festival. I’ve written about the festival since the ideacame to me last summer. It’ll take place in Washington, D.C. We’ve recently been joined by twosponsors, the Victims of Communism Foundation and the Center for Renewing America. It’s a story. Moreover, it’s a local story. The “Democracy Dies in Darkness” Post is AWOL. They always are whensomeone has information that challenges their narrative. A drunk on a bender, they can’t change. As AA says, “They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty.”
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