A good example is the censorship campaign now being waged by gay rights organizations against Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the radio talk show dispenser of advice. Her detractors were clever, in that sense. Especially in a democracy, there is peril when convictions are subject to sanction. Yet fashions change. Demonize the Boy Scouts, censor Dr. Laura, but in time the creature will devour its creators.
Freedom is sacrificed when laws govern thought.
JWR contributor Philip Terzian is associate editor of The Providence Journal. Comment by clicking here.