n the competition of ideas, you can’t win the game if you’re not on the playing field.That’s why Silicon Valley bigwigs’ stubborn refusal to put business above their own personal partisan biases doesn’t just rankle; it reeks. Equal access to social media is not just about sharing food pics, pet videos, makeup tutorials, and travelogues. It’s about ensuring the ability to disseminate and distribute political speech on the world’s biggest platforms.Although I started in the metro newspaper industry in 1992, my years as an independent conservative blogger and Internet entrepreneur have been...…n the competition of ideas, you can’t win the game if you’re not on the playing field.That’s why Silicon Valley bigwigs’ stubborn refusal to put business above their own personal partisan biases doesn’t just rankle; it reeks. Equal access to social media is not just about sharing food pics, pet videos, makeup tutorials, and travelogues. It’s about ensuring the ability to disseminate and distribute political speech on the world’s biggest platforms.Although I started in the metro newspaper industry in 1992, my years as an independent conservative blogger and Internet entrepreneur have been...WW…

Get the latest BPR news delivered free to your inbox daily. Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author.Jared Polis, the Democratic governor of Colorado, thinks those of us who oppose scientifically dubious, constitutionally suspect and dangerously overbroad face mask mandates are “selfish bastards.”I think Polis is a pandering pandemic control freak endangering public health, safety, and sanity.There. Now that the name-calling is out of the way, let’s talk facts.Contracting COVID can be fatal or debilitating for the elderly, immune-compromised and physically...…Get the latest BPR news delivered free to your inbox daily. Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author.Jared Polis, the Democratic governor of Colorado, thinks those of us who oppose scientifically dubious, constitutionally suspect and dangerously overbroad face mask mandates are “selfish bastards.”I think Polis is a pandering pandemic control freak endangering public health, safety, and sanity.There. Now that the name-calling is out of the way, let’s talk facts.Contracting COVID can be fatal or debilitating for the elderly, immune-compromised and physically...WW…