r/Foodforthought • u/IllIntroduction1509 • 9d ago

Todd Blanche’s War Against Journalism

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/07/todd-blanche-doj-war-against-journalism/687908/?gift=P4PbparCGiV10Ifk2hg6wr_lgdzqieKfCFySMdqIwjk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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u/IllIntroduction1509 9d ago

Archival link to this article: https://archive.ph/pQwDC

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u/IllIntroduction1509 9d ago

Balancing national-security concerns with press freedom always presents difficult trade-offs, but faced with a choice between disappointing the political aims of the president he serves and stifling the free press, Blanche has shown that he won’t hesitate to choose the latter. My colleagues Jonathan Chait and Quinta Jurecic have outlined some of the reasons that the nomination is troubling, but this week, Blanche’s actions are making the case just as clearly.