Inoculation against extremism: Censorship only leaves us more vulnerable

New Yorkers were shocked and appalled when some social media personalities rediscovered a 2002 “Letter to America” in which Osama Bin Laden, dripping with antisemitism, criticized U.S. foreign policy, suggesting it painted a more compelling picture of the terrorist. While the rehabilitation of the dead jihadist behind 9/11 may have been overstated, the Guardian, which had hosted a version of the letter, pulled it from its site. We’ve defended the principles of free speech many times here, including several in the past several weeks as some institutions have turned towards speech restrictionism...