Portland Oregon has become the epicenter of anarchist rioting in the United States. The rioters have attacked federal law enforcement officers and agents who have tried to protect federal buildings from being ransacked or burnt down. Not surprisingly, the American Civil Liberties Union has rushed to the rioters’ defense. Meanwhile, prominent black leaders in Portland have complained that their message is being drowned out by the mostly white “fringe” elements engaging in violence. Vera Eidelman, staff attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, praised what she called a “beautiful uprising.” She described the determined efforts to restore...