Authoritarian regimes arresting journalists they don’t like on flimsy pretences is a hallmark of straight-up fascism. A look around the world will see it repeat time and time again, and now we can officially add the United States of America to a depressing list that includes China and Russia.
Last week, the world shuddered when the news broke of Don Lemon‘s arrest by federal agents for covering a Jan. 18 protest inside Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The church is at the center of controversy as its pastor is an ICE leader, which seems… incompatible with a Christian message of love, peace, and charity.
