“Persecution for the expression of opinions seems to me perfectly logical,” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., wrote in a famous Supreme Court dissent. “If you have no doubt of your premises or your power, and want a certain result with all your heart, you naturally express your wishes in law, and sweep away all opposition.” Holmes is getting to the heart of the problem of the persecution of people who speak out against prevailing opinion. But he seems to be underestimating […]

Categories: William Eaton, ZiR • Tags: freedom of speech, homophobia, law, racism, sexism, Supreme Court