Who Needs Free Speech When You Can Have ‘Safe Speech?’

Who pines for the perils of free speech when the sanctuary of “safe speech” beckons? This story is a toast to Australia’s valiant eSafety commissioner, a veritable lighthouse in the tumultuous waters of mis- and disinformation. Here are eight reasons why the muzzle of moderation trumps the megaphone of freedom. 1. The Supremacy of Safe Speech over Free Speech Free speech. A quaint relic for the idealists, perhaps, but in our enlightened era, the tender ministrations of our leaders shepherd us to the safer pastures of expression. Free speech, so ardently curtailed in the hallowed name of security, is an antiquated notion—banished and rebuked....