Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) So far this month, there have been two major — and, in different ways, instructive — examples of political speech being amplified by censorship. On Tuesday, during Senate debate over the confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) as attorney general, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) These senatorial snowflakes, it seems, were more interested in silencing speech they disliked than rebutting it. There are many compelling arguments for why protecting free speech, including speech you disagree with or even abhor, is important.

Source: Washington Post February 10, 2017 00:51 UTC