New York Magazine's Jonathan Chait recently published a lengthy article promoting the belief that Hollywood -- and the business of television in particular -- is dominated by a "Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy." The argument is no less subtle than it is familiar.
What's stopping Hollywood from doing what Matt Damon recently did when he came out publicly in favor of the public teachers union? What's stopping these leftist-liberal-progressive movie stars from flooding the airwaves?
When congressional Republicans oppose President Obama on almost everything, they argue that they're doing so for legitimate reasons -- not because they're just being anti-Barack or anti-Democrat.