February was perilous month for free speech
It is possible there have been months in human history more globally abysmal than February 2006 for the cause of free expression, but none comes to mind. This year's commemoration of Febris, the Roman god of malaria, coincided with a violent and explosive turn in the Intoonfada, theretofore largely peaceful. Two weeks ago, I did my best to explain why the furor over the Danish cartoons was nothing more nor less than an attempt by a group of religious fanatics to subject nonbelievers to the dictates of an inflexible interpretation of their holiness code.
Despite a mounting death...
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