Commentary
Inside the First Amendment
By Charles C. Haynes
First Amendment Center senior scholar
The latest death knell for freedom of speech comes not from North Korea or Iran, but from that bastion of democratic freedom known as the United Kingdom.
Earlier this month, British authorities deported Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, declaring him a danger to “public security.”
Wilders’ offense is that he offends. He stirs outrage by comparing the Quran to Mein Kampf—…
