In February 2017, for the first time in its long history, the Washington Post adopted an official slogan: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” The motto was a little bit much. Pompous and self-important, it sounded as if the newspaper was really trying to say Without the Washington Post,

Elon Musk has supported Jeff Bezos' decision to focus The Washington Post's opinion section exclusively on personal liberties and free markets. Bezos'

Billionaire Jeff Bezos has announced a major editorial shift at The Washington Post, declaring that the opinion section will now exclusively support "personal liberties" and "free markets." This decision led to the resignation of opinion editor David Shipley.