Ah. Here is the rub. What did one do when presenting a racist position by the Klan? Or in this political climate, how does a journalist deal with a factual lie? Today a Washington Post long time columnist wrote her last essay before she retires. She focused on the anti-democratic views of the far right, arguing that giving these views credibility is self destructive to journalists and free speech since these right wingers are authoritarian in nature and have every intention of shutting down any speech that challenges their authority.