Just yesterday, I was reading a commentary piece arguing we should ban “hate speech,” however that’s defined. The murders of writers, cartoonists and police by Islamic perpetrators in Paris today shows just the opposite.
In 2011, the magazine published an article “guest edited by Mohammed,” calling him “Charia Hebdo.” On the cover, a grinning, bearded figure promised “100 lashes if you don’t die of laughter.”
Charlie Hebdo and its biting satire, explained in 9 of its most iconic covers