As the article says, this was in 2020, when the whole world went crazy over George Floyd.
Cook writes that "free speech has its limits" and should not be used to "spread hatred and violate the dignity of other people." She suggests that any and all criticism of MLK Jr. causes psychic harm to marginalized communities—"this is real pain you are inflicting"—and likened it to actual racist violence against civil rights protesters in the 1950s and 1960s.Again, we are talking about a series of tweets in which Uhlig said that defunding the police was a bad idea, as well as an insinuation that he once said something mildly critical about MLK Jr., perhaps in jest. And the cancel culture campaign was successful, albeit temporarily: Uhlig was placed on leave pending an investigation, though eventually reinstated after cooler heads prevailed.
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It will be interesting to see what the Supreme Court does with her lawsuit. Chief Justice Roberts wrote in a different case that the Federal Reserve is not like other agencies and the President's control over Board management is not unlimited as with other agencies. I have no doubt that Sleepy Don will be rescued by the Court again but the how of it should prove fascinating.
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