THE MEDIA FRONT BREAKS

by Brett Stevens

Over the past few weeks, The Wall Street Journal has been hedging its bets—and distinguishing itself from its competition—by running more neutral perspectives in its stories on the election. As of today, however, the battle lines have been drawn as the Journal shines a spotlight on the corruption of Candidate Clinton:

AN ESTABLISHMENT WRITER 'GETS IT'

In an extraordinary piece recently published at the Wall Street Journal, bastion of the contemporary neocon establishment, a veteran conservative "gatekeeper" journalist cuts to the heart of the treasonous spirit of a quintessential modern Western (mis)ruler.

Although she never uses the term "ethnomasochist," writer Peggy Noonan essentially summons up the concept in discussing the motivations behind the disastrous "open door" migrant policy pursued by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.