The Donald Trump era is passing like a dark cloud, but I’d offer a second headline of equal importance: The Rupert Murdoch era also is history.
As the media lord nears 90, his ominous hold on the politics and pop culture of three nations is lifting as well. Hollywood, too, will be healthier in his absence.The Trump legacy is one of hatred and betrayal – that much has come into alarming focus in the last 48 hours.
But that shouldn’t distract from the reality that Murdoch’s media arsenal helped build Trumpism – Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and even those assets overseas.
Murdoch has profited from splintering American society.Thirty years ago this week I wrote a column I regret which was headlined “Rupert Rebounds.” At
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