On Thursday, TruthRevolt Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro appeared on The Kelly File with Megyn Kelly to share his personal concerns about the possible slippery slope of the NBA slapping a lifetime ban on Clipper's owner Donald Sterling for racist views he expressed on an illegally obtained recording, rather than any racist actions he had taken.

"What we are seeing here is that thoughts matter significantly more than actions," said Shapiro, before highlighting prior lawsuits against Sterling alleging racial discrimination toward minorities. "Now he says the wrong thing and the NBA wants to oust him. So we live in an era, unfortunately, when public views and apparently private views that are taped by your girlfriend in the privacy of your own home are more important to the general public than the actions you take."

Kelly responded by suggesting the NBA, and for that matter the general public, ignored past allegations against Sterling on the basis they remained allegations that were either settled or dropped entirely. Shapiro rejected her assertion, saying that multiple lawsuits of racial discrimination should have been embarrassing enough for the NBA to drop Sterling. At least in those past cases, Shapiro implied, Sterling would have been punished for having acted in racist fashion.

While Shapiro certainly holds Sterling's views in contempt, he sees this as a stepping stone to a much more sinister plan, and it doesn't just stop with Sterling. As TruthRevolt reported earlier, Turtle Rock Studios just fired an employee for tweeting his support of Sterling's right to free-speech.