Regnery will publish Hawley’s book, “The Tyranny of Big Tech,” in the spring, according to a press release from the publisher.
The Missouri senator faced a wave of backlash in the days following Jan.6, when he and other congressional Republicans raised objections to the counting of some Electoral College votes for Joe Biden, pushing false allegations of electoral fraud which were echoed by members of the crowd instigated by President Donald Trump.
Just a day after the riot, Simon & Schuster announced that they would no longer be publishing Hawley’s book. “After witnessing the disturbing and deadly insurgency that took place in Washington, DC on Wednesday, Simon & Schuster has decided to cancel the publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s next book,” the company said in a statement.
“We did not take this decision lightly,” added the editor. “As publisher, our mission will always be to amplify a variety of voices and viewpoints: at the same time, we take seriously our broader public responsibility as citizens and cannot support Senator Hawley afterwards. its role in what has become a dangerous threat to our democracy. and freedom. “
Hawley responded at the time by calling the movement “Orwellian,” and claiming it was a “direct attack on the First Amendment” even though the First Amendment concerns government restrictions on free speech. and not the decisions of private companies.
This message was echoed by Regnery chairman and editor Thomas Spence, who wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: “The disposition to silence someone because of who they are or with whom they associate is often called the ‘cancellation culture’, but I prefer an older term – the blacklist – whose historical associations reveal the ugliness of what is going on. “
“Not so long ago, publishing professionals would have been horrified to be accused. Today, they are competing to see who can proclaim their blacklist with the fiercest invective,” he said. he declared.
Several large companies have also announced that they are stopping donations to Hawley and other Republicans who opposed the constituency votes, including Blue Cross Blue Shield and Citigroup. And luxury hotel chain Loews Hotel Group has since canceled an upcoming fundraiser for Hawley, saying it was opposed to “all those who supported and instigated” the deadly riot on Capitol Hill.
In the next book, Hawley is poised to argue that big tech companies “pose the greatest threat to American freedom since the monopolies of the golden age,” according to an archived description posted on Simon’s website. & Schuster.
CNN’s Oliver Darcy, Donald Judd and Devan Cole contributed to this report.
