The New York Times can’t seem to make up its mind on the First Amendment.
Here is the Times promoting censorious Andrew Marantz on the subject of free speech in 2019:
Free Speech Is Killing Us
Noxious language online is causing real-world violence. What can we do about it?
Got it? Free speech was a problem for the Times in 2019.
But now? Here’s this Times headline from just this month of March, 2025:
‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves
People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.
This Times story proclaims:
More than six weeks into the second Trump administration, there is a chill spreading over political debate in Washington and beyond.
Got that? In 2019 The…