The article questions the value of Bari Weiss's The Free Press, highlighting its limited engagement with critical issues of free speech, specifically the arrest of activist Mahmoud Khalil. Despite Weiss's history of advocating for free speech on college campuses, the publication's response to Khalil's detention has been minimal and lackluster. The piece reflects broader concerns about media responsibility in reporting significant societal issues and hints at a disconnect between the publication's mission and its output, leaving readers to wonder about its actual audience.
Who likes The Free Press? This is a question I have found myself asking, more often than is good for me, about Bari Weiss's suddenly large and well-monied media company.
Over the weekend, pro-Palestine activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was detained by the Department of Homeland Security and disappeared to a detention facility in Louisiana without being charged with a crime.
Weiss essentially built her career by positioning herself as one of the few people brave enough to ring the alarm bell about the rise of anti-speech illiberalism on college campuses and in broader society.
It's important to keep in mind that lawful permanent residents-like Khalil-have rights that are protected by the U.S. Constitution. "What they're trying to do is make people afraid," argued Erickson.
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