Source: The Dispatch
by Yascha Mounk
“Especially during dark times, it is important to be a realist about politics without succumbing to knee-jerk cynicism. A realistic view of free speech predicts that many people who invoke this principle when it serves their interests will abandon it as soon as it hampers their power. But the cynical conclusion that this makes it impossible for anybody to have a principled commitment to free speech is not nearly as clever as it seems.” (10/07/26)
https://thedispatch.com/article/free-speech-hypocrisy-principle-partisanship-charlie-kirk/