In recent months, a handful of prominent liberals have displayed growing unease at the increasing totalitarianism of the far left-most notably in response to their attacks on free speech, censorship of their political opponents, and a series of media-contrived manipulations intended to sway public opinion. This under-the-radar development could be the first sign that, after years of monolithic uniformity among the left-wing news media, corporate leaders, and cultural elites, the unity of the progressive movement might be-at long last-starting to crack. Assuming the left’s authoritarian streak…