fox news is not free speech.

it’s not fox news’ viewpoint that renders it not free speech. it is the intersection of viewpoint undisciplined by epistemological guard rails and reach. the bigger you are, the duller you must be, because you have obligations to fairness and caution.

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note this is completely inconsistent with a world in which reach is a function of attracting eyeballs through entertainment or outrage.

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