What We Talk About When We Talk About Free Speech

Some ruminations on the state of the debate, plus a huge discount on The 57 Bus

Not long ago, I was browsing in an antiques and collectibles shop in Peterborough, New Hampshire when I saw a swastika armband displayed in a glass case. I stood and stared at it for a long moment, trying to collect myself even as my heart rattled around in my chest.

It wasn’t the first time I’d run into Nazi memorabilia in an antique store. Last year, I…