Permission to Speak Freely by Taki

The problem here is that the whole world is up in arms over Pamuk’s arrest but is not exactly breaking down the doors of Irving’s prison. So, do we write Free David Irving and Orhan Pamuk, or do we drop the former because it makes for better public relations? Does freedom of speech mean freedom of views we find acceptable or the views we find convenient? Is selective free speech free? Is free speech confined to causes with which we agree? As someone wrote, “the unpopular and odious have their rights as well.”