Catherine Rampell had a good opinion piece titled "Macron attempts a feat Trump wouldn't dare" in the Washington Post.  However, I am having difficulty understanding why Trump's name is in the headline or even referred to.  Was it just instinct, or almost a requirement to refer to Trump negatively? The article is about French center-left president Emmanuel Macron fighting France's bureaucracy and unions to make it easier to hire and fire people in order to goose the economy.  He is essentially trying to reduce regulations.  If Rampell and other reporters were paying attention, instead of focusing on Russia, they would see that Trump is doing exactly what Macron is doing here and more. There is a major difference in how the media covers Macron: Macron, like Obama, is almost universally adored by the media and was supported for office, while Trump is despised and the media did everything they could to defeat him.  Trump has...(Read Full Post)