Intimidation succeeds far too often in stifling free speech
There are all too many recent instances of authorities canceling talks by controversial speakers because they fear violence or disruption. This results in a systemic compromising of free speech rights and significant weakening of the foundations of democracy. -db Townhall.com Opinion March 1, 2010 By Herb London Jake Witzenfeld, president of Cambridge University’s Israel Society cancelled a talk by Benny Morris, a distinguished Israeli historian, for fear the Israel Society would be portrayed as a