If you don't tell the story, Trump will

How the fascists exploited the American Airlines crash — and how Democrats and the media once again let them do it

Eleven days into the new Trump presidency, here is something we’ve been noticing. After four years on, and four years off, and the dawn of another four years, every new episode is a test of whether we and our institutions have learned anything — or not.

This week, it became clear how much we have not.

It was all so familiar — the action, and the reaction,…