Elon Musk, a self-styled free speech absolutist, took control of Twitter a few days ago. In a completely related development, Nancy Pelosi’s husband was beaten with a hammer by a deranged right-wing intruder on Friday. What do these developments have in common?
If Musk goes ahead with his plan to turn Twitter into a reactionary sewer, episodes like this one will happen more frequently. He won’t just have to deal with fleeing advertisers; he’ll have blood on his hands.
Is Musk so rich and arrogant that he can blow that off? We’ll see.