That isn’t even the main argument. The main argument is that there is a concerted effort to let government take away the fundamental right of free speech. That

That isn’t even the main argument. The main argument is that there is a concerted effort to let government take away the fundamental right of free speech. That is morally bad. But besides that, it can have the effect of hiding actual truths. The author then considers thought experiments of what would have happened to the Watergate affair and other proven true scandals if there wasn’t free speech.