When it comes to free speech, I am pretty much an anarchist, viewing speech as a an individual freedom, a universal right that must be free from state-sanctioned coercion or regulation. No central authority should have the right to censor or inhibit expression by an individual or a group. If there are going to be consequences for speaking, they should be social, such as boycotting or exclusion from the social collective. It must never be criminalized by a government authority or be subject to the state's legal system. About the only time the government...
