Source: Isonomia Quarterly
by Chip Poirot
“The assassination of Charlie Kirk (conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA) and its aftermath has led to a surge in public discussion about the nature and limits of free speech. The Trump administration, citing threats from Anti-Fa, designated it as a terrorist organization and in the process, also took aim at speech that is constitutionally protected. One late night TV host, Jimmy Kimmel, was temporarily fired due to pressure from the FCC and then reinstated. Whether the Trump administration represents a singular threat to the First Amendment, or whether ‘the left’ or ‘right’ is the larger threat to free speech are arguable points, but not ones that I will attempt to settle in this essay. Instead, in this essay I aim to make a left-wing case for pure tolerance, or in other words, of the necessity and practicality of tolerating speech by those viewed as intolerant.” (01/20/26)
https://isonomiaquarterly.com/archive/volume-3-issue-4/a-left-defense-of-pure-tolerance/