Bari Weiss Has Been Neutered
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There have been more than a few headlines and subheads this week that have described Bari Weiss as “rebellious” or a “rebel journalist.” Weiss did, indeed, leave the New York Times several years ago to start The Free Press, an online newsletter devoted to chronicling the illiberal excesses of the left and defending the atrocities Israel has perpetrated on the Palestinians.
Some people are freaking out that David Ellison has bought The Free Press for $150 million and will install Weiss as the Editor in Chief of CBS News. Frankly, I’m not one of them. While a great number of journalists have left legacy media in the last year to strike out on their own with fewer constraints, Bari Weiss is doing the opposite. The anti-est