Voices
of sales tax policies. You can make
the case that Amazon is in key respects much like Walmart — a behemoth capable of wielding its size
and ubiquity to crush competitors.
But if you care about the future
of journalism, it’s also worth appreciating that the Washington
Post — forever linked to Watergate and myriad feats of accountability reporting since — is now
owned by someone with a demonstrated track record of harnessing the Internet to rejuvenate
something already established
and meaningful. Someone with an
extraordinary digital vision and
access to great stores of money.
Someone who has used both of
those goods to reshape the consumer experience for millions of
people while yielding sustainable
profits. That’s no small thing.
For this, we can thank Don Graham, the latest in a family line
that — despite inev