The last thing liberals want is someone who can think

Can you provide a link?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/opinion/fake-news-media-attention.html

The headline isn’t great. The op-ed says that people should think they just shouldn’t feel they have to go down each rabbit hole

They're saying not to investigate alternate viewpoints, which is a key component to critical thinking. More information = better decisions