'Controlling What People Think': Kim Holmes on the Left's Speech Policing Goals

Published: June 16, 2020, 7 a.m.

Kim Holmes, author of \u201cThe Closing of the Liberal Mind\u201d and executive vice president at The Heritage Foundation, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss the resignation of New York Times opinion editor James Bennet after he ran an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton, and the outraged reaction to J.K. Rowling\u2019s essay on gender identity. Holmes also outlines the intellectual roots of the current speech and thought policing and why the left has become so close-minded.\xa0\n\xa0\nWe also cover these stories:\n\nThe Supreme Court issues a major decision on discrimination and LGBT employees.\n\nJustices Thomas and Kavanaugh criticize their Supreme Court colleagues for not taking up a Second Amendment case.\n\nThe Food and Drug administration takes action on anti-malaria drug explored as a possible treatment for COVID-19.\n\n\nThe Daily Signal Podcast is available on\xa0Ricochet,\xa0Apple Podcasts,\xa0Pippa,\xa0Google Play, or\xa0Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at\xa0DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at\xa0letters@dailysignal.com.\xa0Enjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.