Cass Sunstein, who recently got some attention for being a member of the task force President Obama asked to review the NSA‘s surveillance practices, is probably more well known as both a former Obama official and the co-author of the highly influential (if somewhat problematic) book Nudge (which has even inspired an entire organization within the UK government).

Sunstein has written a column for Bloomberg, which reads more like a #slatepitch — taking something rather basic, and arguing a contrarian view solely for the sake of being contrarian. In this case, Sunstein is trying to argue that the key First Amendment ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan, which just turned 50 years old, has a „dark side.“