The Elite Isn't Leading Anymore.

The Business Model Of The Conservative Media Is Built On Two Elements: Provoking The Audience Into A Fever Of Indignation (to Keep Them Watching) And Fomenting Mistrust Of All Other Information Sources (so That They Never Change The Channel).

Venezuela Has Gone From Being A Democratic Country 15 Years Ago To Being Totally Not A Democracy Today. Usually That De-democratization Doesn't Take The Form Of A Heavy Handed Police State.

The Canadian Middle Class Is Under Less Pressure Than Any Other Middle Class In Any Developed Country On The Planet. So They Feel Good. They Feel Optimistic. They Feel Secure.

Look, The Media Are Trapped By Changes In The Technology And Business Of Their Industry.

Donald Trump Didn't Have A Polling Operation Until Very Late In His Campaign. How Did He Know What To Do? That The Ted Cruz People Leaked Their Polls To Trump Because They Were Looking Forward To Eliminating All The Other Rivals, Clearing The Way For A Cruz-trump Fight That They Were Certain Cruz Would Win. In The End, Cruz Was The Last Man Standing, It's True. If He Had Known At The Beginning What He Knew At The End, He Might Have Thought Twice. The Congressional Republican Party Thought They Could Make Trump Their Tool To Impose Their Very Unpopular Agenda. Instead, They Became His Tool.