An Unsafe Safe Bet

The fallout from Jeff Bezos’ decision to pull the Washington Post Kamala Harris for President endorsement continues. There’s been widespread criticism, big name resignations, and a critical joint column by 17 reporters who are sticking around. It’s important to note that Bezos is hardly the only big business player to be hedging their bets in case Trump wins. From WaPo (where at least the news section still gets published): Some billionaires, CEOs hedge bets as Trump vows retribution. “With the race tight, some business elites are toning down past criticism of the former president.” While craven and unethical and basically sad, these moves do have logic behind them. Why? Billionaires know they can buy favorable treatment from Trump without risking retribution from Harris because he’s corrupt and she’s not. That alone is reason enough to vote for Harris.

+ Historian Timothy Snyder on why this is so dangerous. Obeying in Advance: Media billionaires ask for tyranny.