The Truth About Free Speech

Freedom of speech isn't consequence-free. Many believe it is, but that's dangerously

wrong. Colin Kaepernick protested; that was free speech. The backlash he

faced? Also free speech. The First Amendment protects from government. Not employers,

not public opinion, not being canceled. Justice Holmes ruled: you can't yell fire in a

crowded theater. Speech has always had limits. We confuse speaking with being heard.

Or offending with immunity from response. We want freedom for our views, but silence for

opposing ones. Not principle, just hypocrisy.