Is Free Speech Really Free Anymore?

Twittergate, hate speech, censorship, and truth in a post-modern era

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I was 23 years old when the Westboro Baptist Church picketed my friend Toby’s funeral.

Toby had been killed in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded next to his humvee. He was only 30 years old at the time and left behind a wife and young…