Does Nobody Understand How the First Amendment Works?

The antidote to imagined government suppression of speech is not actual government suppression of speech.

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Elon Musk speaks at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference in Washington, D.C., July 19, 2017.

Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters

Following Elon Musk’s underwhelming release of the “Twitter Files” last Friday, the president of the “conservative” Heritage Foundation had a novel response.

“Big Tech is an enemy of the people,” wrote Heritage’s Kevin Roberts, ironically taking to Twitter to convince the public that the company cannot be trusted. Elon Musk, he explained, “just showed us how Twitter worked in tandem with the Left to suppress speech and influence the election. The time to act is now. Congress must hold Big Tech accountable.”

Christian Schneider

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Christian Schneider

Christian Schneider is a National Review contributor and writes the Anti-Knowledge newsletter. He is a co-host of the podcast Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL.

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