If a red-state politician weaponized the justice system to shut down a left-wing advocacy group, the media would surely invoke references to a parade of horribles including all the 20th century’s most loathsome dictators.
But in New York, state Attorney General Letitia James has embraced the Soviet mantra of show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime, and the media’s silence suggests a tacit endorsement.
James proudly demonstrated her antipathy to the First Amendment in her 2018 campaign for office, pledging to weaponize the justice system against a range of political enemies from President Donald Trump to the National Rifle Association. She later followed through on these campaign promises and worked to stifle online speech critical of the regime.
James’ most pernicious attack on our Bill of Rights, however, may be her bureaucratic demolition of VDare, a group founded by Peter Brimelow to advocate for restriction on immigration. VDare and its leaders have not committed any crime other than deviating from the orthodoxy of the Democratic Party, a heresy sufficient to attract the crosshairs of James’ office. […]
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