As our blueprint for individual freedom and the assurance of an open
society, the First Amendment protects freedom of speech, press,
religion, assembly and petition. Generally speaking, most people
believe in the right to free speech, but debate whether it should cover
flag-burning, hard-core rap and heavy-metal lyrics, tobacco advertising,
hate speech, pornography, nude dancing, solicitation and various forms
of symbolic speech. Many would agree to limit some forms of free
expression.
I chose to analyze an article (by Alan Charles Kors) on free speech,
discussing the first amendment, fo…
