PPI President Will Marshall examines whether the Marlins caved to political pressure in Politico’s Arena:
“Baseball managers are entitled to the same Constitutional rights as anyone else. Period, full stop.”
“In fact, we ought to call an end to the all-too-common ritual of public humiliation, confession and absolution that follows whenever some celebrity says something stupid or offensive. It’s the closest thing our supposedly free society has to a totalitarian show trial.”
“To profess admiration for a tyrant like Castro – or a tyrant’s groupie like Hugo Chavez – is certainly obnoxious. But so is the idea that protecting people against “hurtful” speech, insults or foolish ideas should take precedence over free speech.”
