New York Times readers revolt after editorial board offers a defense of free speech

The opinion journalists on the New York Times editorial board published a 2,500-word essay Friday declaring there is a "crisis of confidence" around free speech in America, finally saying out loud what many conservatives have warned about for years. In the lengthy editorial, the Times lamented that Americans "are losing hold of a fundamental right as citizens of a free country: the right to speak their minds and voice their opinions in public without fear of being shamed or shunned."-- More...