In a recent National Review article regarding the NFL protest controversy, Jonah Goldberg asks, "Does America Still Believe in the Right to Be Wrong?"  This question is followed by "The idea [of ideological freedom] on which free societies are based seems more endangered than ever." In this context, one of the subjects Goldberg cites is "the current controversy over NFL players refusing to stand for the National Anthem" – not the controversy, that is, over President Trump's criticism of those protests.  In other words, Goldberg sees this issue as one in which people – such as the president – are failing to recognize the NFL players' "right to be wrong."  On this, Goldberg is confused. Football is a sport.  When people buy tickets to go to football games, they do so not in order to provide a forum by which wealthy football players can protest. The NFL is not a government agency, but a private...(Read Full Post)