Can We Have ‘This Clown’ and Free Speech?

Marco Rubio-Alex Jones dust-up brings online debate to life

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If you want to understand America's broken political dialogue, you need to watch conspiracy theorist Alex Jones heckle U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. The scene is a perfect parable for many of the problems we face today on the internet — it just all took place in the physical world.

Outside the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings Wednesday, Rubio begins what looks to be a normal interview. Answering a reporter's question, he says that technology companies should not "go after freedom of expression."