Her opinions have been an open secret for a long time. She’s never hid her connection to Joseph Sobran, for example. I remember around 2012, she openly said something along the lines of he was one of the greatest geniuses in American history. It struck me how it flew under the radar when I knew that was a big deal thing for a syndicated American columnist to say. I think she recognizes she’s passed a point where overt is more effective than covert opinions.