Free speech truly hangs in the balance

The most consequential issue on the ballot this November is the fate of free speech: your ability to speak your mind.

At former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally Saturday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaped on the stage and urged the nation to support Trump as the free-speech candidate. It’s “the bedrock of democracy,” Musk said, warning that “the other side wants to take away your freedom of speech.”

That’s true. Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz...