"No one elected us; our political and cultural values are skewed liberal; and we are often arrogant"

"Trump is correct when he asserts that the media have an agenda."

"But beyond this lies a silent goal: the search for some impeachable offense."

"But if not found, the press risks losing more of its credibility by conducting a political witch-hunt." (And that elusive Pulitzer Prize that causes every newsperson to put "gate" at the tail end of the 'scandal du jour' by any politician.)

"But Trump’s final reason for attacking the press may be the most powerful. He seems to enjoy it. He likes denouncing journalists as dishonest scum of the earth. It’s invigorating."

"Arguing with an Infantryman is like mud-wrestling with a pig; both of you get dirty, but the pig enjoys it!"

Samuelson's most honest and incisive column in years!