Extract From Free Life The Journal of the Libertarian Alliance
Salman Rushdie does not believe in 'free speech'. Neither did most of the literati asked for their opinions on his circumstances in The New Statesman and Society (31 March, 1989). What they did generally support is the right of authors to have what they write published -- well, they would, wouldn't they? They did not mention that -- as typical western statists -- they are in
favour of all manner of other types of stateregulation of communication. To be fair, such double standards are partly due to a common confusion about the nature of 'free speech' and ignorance of how private property is relevant.
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