This essay, titled “The Slow Death of the American Author” and just published in The New York Times, is too important for anyone concerned about freedom of expression and diversity of opinion to miss. I am pleased to bring it to the attention of my readers: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/opinion/the-slow-death-of-the-american-author.html?nl=opinion&emc=edit_ty_20130408&_r=0 I recently wrote, in my blogspot blog, about…