Uber-Wealthy Capitalist Gave a TED Talk -"Rich People Don't Create Jobs"- And TED Refuses to Post It

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15. Where is the refusal/censorship?

Every publishing endeavor has to schedule features. One of the best things about the TED presentations is the high prestige and straightforward nature of the content. They certainly can and do tackle highly controversial topics and have a great reputation for standing behind their content/speakers.
We need high-quality, non-politicized sources and venues for discussing the big issues of our times. I'll be terribly disappointed if TED does bury this or any other presentation because it doesn't pass some ideological litmus test, but that doesn't appear to be what has happened at this point. Rather, it sounds as if this is all about timing and finding an opportunity to present this talk when it is likely to be most effective.
Every editor needs to know the difference between news and features. Sitting on news is almost always a bad idea, but throwing every good feature immediately into the pot is also a bad idea. There are always tons of factors that should be considered when deciding a "run list". It is very premature to accuse TED of killing this feature (in fact, it sounds like they are very interested in running it) and cries of censonship simply aren't warranted at this point.
For all I know, the presentation isn't up to TED standards. Just because someone says something controversial, or even brilliant, doesn't mean they say it well, or back up their points effectively.