Jul 21, 2020
6 min read
The Right to Offend is the Heart of Free Speech
Censorship is always about what offends the powerful, whether the powerful are princes, priests, or mobs. Where there’s no free speech, speakers on the left and right are punished by the offended in ways that include impoverishment, imprisonment, and death. The question that is not ask: Does being offended give you the right to silence people?
