When it comes to free expression, the rule of thumb I assume most of us apply is “the more the merrier,” and this is certainly my own default position. But there’s no question that there is a prickly side to this principle that goes beyond mere aesthetics. After all, this principle was the central argument made by Justice Scalia in ...
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
– Daniel J. Boorstin