Even a flawed free media is a good freedom-fighting media

I support President Trump’s attacks on the media. I support his press secretaries calling the media out for publishing “Fake News.” And I celebrate when some of the biggest offenders have to print retractions after Trump and his allies point out their errors. Pushing back against bullies is sometimes the only way to win.

But — and this is a big but — the free media plays an important role in our public discourse. The fact that we have a free media (which means that they are also free to make errors and maybe even purposely mislead) is one of the cornerstones of freedom.