I understand the fear. That’s why those of us who choose to speak out must be louder. People need contagious courage so we don’t live like this for the rest of our lives.

New, from me: you were told that the threats to free speech came from wokeness. Some compared it to Maoist China. Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like.