Law Practice,
Constitutional Law
Oct. 21, 2019
Free speech against hate speech
I have an opinion opposite that of the majority. I am not sure anybody thinks as I do anymore, that civil rights and free speech are not only compatible but also mutually reinforcing.
Frank H. Wu
President Designate
Queens College
Frank is William L. Prosser Distinguished professor at UC Hastings College of the Law.
I have an opinion opposite that of the majority. I am not sure anybody thinks as I do anymore, that civil rights and free speech are not only compatible but also mutually reinforcing. Progressives should not be promoting censorship. Most people want to excuse others who are offensive accidentally but not those who are offensive deliberately. I believe to the contrary. The person who claims ignorance often is not as innocent as they suppose, and the person who is makin...
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