“They cannot kill everyone who disagrees with them. There are not enough bullets in the world for that. The most responsible thing we can do is be aware that the most likely threat to freedom will now come from within. We cannot, should not, police our own thoughts – or the thoughts of our fellow citizens. Because the First Amendment does not just protect our free speech; it protects all expression, including religion.â€
- In a piece for MSNBC, former Onion editor Joe Randazzo reflects on today’s horrific terrorist attack at the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 people including editor-in-chief Stéphane Charbonnier.