Donald Trump’s suggestion to ask for Bill Gates’ help in “closing that Internet up” as a way to combat terrorism was widely derided, as was his contention that people who worry about the loss of freedom of speech should parts of the Internet be closed are “foolish people.”

But saner, more sober voices than Trump’s are calling for actions even more frightening than that to fight terrorism — notably, prosecuting citizens for merely viewing websites that the government considers dangerous. Welcome to the frightening contemporary politics of antiterrorism, in which the Internet has become the favored whipping boy, and the Constitution and your rights could become the biggest victims.

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