It was once a motto for hard-nosed reporters:  ‘Comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable.’  That was back when newspaper writers were ‘ink-stained wretches’ who hailed from the working class and used shoe leather to track down a story.  The breed was epitomized by Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in ‘His Girl Friday.’

But media types rarely afflict the comfortable these days; they are the comfortable, raking in hefty salaries and accepting awards while promoting left-wing causes.  A great example is The Atlantic, a publication that was rescued by Steve Jobs’ billionaire widow.  The publication trashes Donald Trump, sneers at his followers, and attracts readers who are comfortable, affluent, and educated.