Rabidly Leftist FCC Board Nominee Moves To Full Senate Vote, Imperils Free Speech

No one is exactly sure how long the expression, “elephant in the room” has been in usage. Some believe it to be a uniquely American phrase that came to the fore in an ironic 1952 piece published by the Charleston Gazette. Whatever the origin, the expression is widely understood to mean that people are experiencing vexation, but avoiding the obvious source: akin to folks in a room smelling the huge amounts of filth produced by the elephant in the room with them, but not acknowledging the clear source of their problem. Such is the case with the current fight over freedom of speech in which conservatives find themselves.