PJ Media

I have a problem characterizing our speech as less free than it was before the coming of the printing press. You say, “In many ways, there was more free speech before the printing press was invented than at any time since. Yes, we have more rights today to criticize government,…”

The printing press was at the foundation of our freedoms we cherish, including freedom of conscience and freedom of religion, and the right to openly criticize our governments without fear of reprisal. I think that deserves more than a “Yes, but….”