Say what you will

I really like free speech. And I like this decision:

The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on their participation in federal campaigns.

By a 5-4 vote, the court on Thursday overturned a 20-year-old ruling that said corporations can be prohibited from using money from their general treasuries to pay for their own campaign ads. The decision, which almost certainly will also allow labor unions to participate more freely in campaigns, threatens similar limits imposed by 24 states.

This does three things, all good in my view. It frees corporations to express their views directly and openly, which is a good thing. It also means that there's less reason to form Orwellian front organizations to make the arguments that corporations can now make themselves. In addition, I can evaluate which companies are in the game and what uniforms they are wearing.