Giving a government free rein to outlaw verbal attacks on minority groups incurs costs far outweighing the benefits.
Read more on Hedgehog Review: http://www.realclearbooks.com/articles/2013/12/16/the_harm_in_hate_speech_laws_75.html
Preserving Freedom of Hatred https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2013/12/preserving-freedom-of-hatred/
About the author: Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. In 2019 and 2020, he served as Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department. His writings are posted at www.PeterBerkowitz.com.