Fighting for Free Speech Means Fighting for . . . Howard Stern
Last week we saw the Supreme Court consider whether prisoners have the right to a public hearing regarding the reason they're being held; this week we see that prisoners are hardly the one folks whose rights have been reinvented under the gaze of the Bush White House. Howard Stern may be, at times, disgusting, but his on-air ramblings represent freedom of speech perfectly--we have a right to say things that others may not like. Today the F.C.C. is after Howard, and his right to talk about flatulence and sex may seem like an unnecessary frivolity. As I said Thursday, "Give up one right or freedom, though, and they'll be back for more. We can't wait until they come for ours to defend the rights and freedoms of others."
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