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The whole concept of a corporate fourth estate informing a populace how to vote contrary to their own interests is surely a major problem our founders weren’t considering very heavily, given the media of the time.

I can’t imagine the World War generations silently watching Tucker give aid and comfort to Putin either…



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I can see how corporate influence might play a role in this EPA decision, but most of the ire being thrown at SCOTUS recently is about abortion and I don't see any clear corporate pro-life consensus. On the contrary, I expect most corporations want to keep abortion legal to protect their workforce.

> I can’t imagine the World War generations silently watching Tucker give aid and comfort to Putin either…

Yes, the world war generations had trouble with the principle of free speech; for instance, arresting people for protesting the draft during the first world war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenck_v._United_States And do I need to remind you of the mass internment of Japanese Americans, convicted of no crimes, during the second world war?

I like to think we've made some progress since then.


Abortion is about keeping the base engaged and eroding the right to privacy. Lots of people have an interest in making money by making that happen.

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