Matthew Yglesias: A Defense of Free Speech | National Review
It begins, as these things do, with a tiny little voice squeaking about being made unsafe by the expression of contrary opinions. Emily (formerly Todd) VanDerWerff, a critic at Vox, is incensed that Yglesias would sign his name alongside that of such great monsters of our time as Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling and other prominent anti-trans voices, a letter that allegedly contains many dog whistles towards anti-trans positions. Such an outrage, VanDerWerff wrote, makes me feel less safe at Vox. What else? I don t want Matt to be reprimanded or fired Mr. Chekhov gently lays down his revolver but I do want to make clear that those beliefs cost him nothing.
This is, of course, dishonest drivel. VanDerWerff no more felt threatened by Yglesias s name on a letter than Amy Cooper felt threatened by that Ivy League bird-watcher in Central Park. This is simply the weaponization of victim status by vindictive, sophomoric busybodies who cannot bear the fact that someone else sees the world in a different way.
MY seems to me, IMHO, a real journalist who is sadly deluded about how the world works. He at least tries to tell the truth as he sees it. This makes him unusual.