The Federal Communications Commission’s recent push to have ABC suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show was a First Amendment disaster that has dire implications for everyone who values free expression. It should worry all of us, regardless of where we fall along the spectrum of political opinion.

Let’s start with the facts. During the Sept. 15 broadcast of his show, Kimmel made comments about Tyler Robinson, the man charged with the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In essence, Kimmel criticized supporters of President Donald Trump for trying to characterize Robinson as “anything other than one of them” and mocked Trump’s own reaction to the murder.

Two days later, ABC announced that it had “indefinitely” pulled Kimmel’s show from the air, and, although the company has s

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