Commentary
By Charles C. Haynes
First Amendment Center senior scholar
The latest plan for domesticating free speech comes, from all places, the National Park Service.
Earlier this month Park Service officials invited public comment on new ideas for managing the National Mall in Washington, D.C., including a proposal for paving over a reflecting pool near the Capitol and converting it into a site for demonstrations and other events.
As every schoolchild learns, the Mall has…
