Imagine the headlines if right-wing politicians in Germany were starting to bar left-wing candidates from running for...

Imagine the headlines if right-wing politicians in Germany were starting to bar left-wing candidates from running for office, and doing so just three weeks after a mob of right-wing extremists had chased and beaten left-wing journalists in the streets The New York Times would likely splash the story across its front page with a picture of the attacked reporters. The Washington Post, which says “democracy dies in darkness,” would warn of the return of fascism to Germany. And CNN and MS NOW wou...