Commentary Last April, when Major League Baseball pulled the All-Star Game out of suburban Atlanta in what it thought was a strident example of the powerful corporate punishment states would face if Republican lawmakers passed laws MLB did not like, its corporate, academic, and cultural peers applauded the move. Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision was seen by those who agreed with him as a heroic one that leading American institutions should make when they want to counter what they consider a societal wrong. In fact, Manfred was just trying to avoid being canceled by the mob. If he had really believed in what he did, he would have made a statement the day after the Atlanta Braves clinched their division last week declaring that none of the World Series games would be played in Atlanta because he is standing on his principles, outlined in the boycott. But all along, Manfred acted …