Censorship is used against vulnerable people by those who have the power to do so

John Sutter : I thought I was done with free speech, but efforts to stifle expression of all sorts keep popping up like Whac-A-Mole on steroids.

He says the urge to censor will continue in old and new forms, regardless of who controls the White House .

Sutter says the instinct to cover other people’s mouths, eyes, and ears is ancient and persistent.

Julian Zelizer : Jeff Bezos , Patrick Soon-Shiong , Jeff Bezos didn't endorse a presidential candidate.

Zelizer says it's hard not to read the motivation of their billionaire owners as cowardice and self-interest.

He says it speaks volumes about the drawback of news media being in the hands of ultra-rich individuals with competing business concerns.

Trump has called journalists an “enemy of the people,” encouraged violence against them.

Frida Ghitis : In October , the House Committee on Education and the Workforce issued its report on campus antisemitism.

She says the report found Harvard administrators tied themselves in knots over language that tried to appease everyone and ended up pleasing no one.

Ghitis says the First Amendment defends speech we find odious along with speech we like, ideas that frighten us along with ideas we embrace, jackbooted marches.