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I think it is important to recognize the bias in this article. It isn't until the end, that The Atlantic says, "This article is part of “The Speech Wars,” a project supported by the Charles Koch Foundation, the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, and the Fetzer Institute."

A quick search for Koch's influence on free speech will add light to their motivations. Here's a recent one: https://www.thenation.com/article/portland-speech-milo-antif...

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And what was the bias that you recognized? I think attacking a piece as biased without explaining the view point that is missing is unproductive and lazy.

I don't really follow US media much. Is The Atlantic known to be a right-wing outlet?

I never considered them as such. I had previously put their writing in the same realm as The New Yorker or Harpers, maybe not quite that good. McCleans or der Speigel from other regions.

The Atlantic is on the left, and has a good reputation for factual and thoughtful reporting. I’d call them classically liberal.

I see the bias as support of free speech, an ideal once strongly held by both the left and right but waning lately. Koch’s are at heart libertarians so their funding of it isn’t unusual.

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