The "free speech" crowd sure is quiet about GOP efforts to ban books and criminalize dissent.

Who could have predicted this would happen? Me, for one.

Last June, in one of my first newsletters, I wrote about free speech. Specifically, I wrote about Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, and his assault on it. (The piece was initially sent out as a paid-only newsletter, but I’ve removed the paywall. Still, please consider supporting my work by purchasing a paid subscription if possible.) At the …