May 30, 2016

New York Times reporter airs baseless "Trump is a fascist" claim

(Paul Mirengoff) I like much of Peter Baker's reporting. I liked his book about the George W. Bush administration. I don't like this article by Baker called "Rise of Donald Trump Tracks Growing Debate Over Global Fascism." It's a slippery piece. Baker doesn't argue that Trump is a fascist — it's more along the lines of "some people say Trump is a fascist." But by choosing to repeat the charge, and writing

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