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The Tyranny of Silence: How One Cartoon Ignited a Global Debate on the Future of Free Speech

With the tragedy at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, issues of self-censorship in the face of intimidation and the nature of free speech have rapidly moved again to the forefront of public debate. No one knows this debate better than Flemming Rose, the editor at the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten who in 2005 published cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, inciting a worldwide firestorm. In his new book, The Tyranny of Silence, published by the Cato Institute, Rose not only recounts that story, but takes a hard look at attempts to limit free speech….offering an extraordinarily authentic perspective that can be fully applied to the debate now raging over a motion picture, threats of violence, and what it means to live in a multireligious, culturally borderless world.

“We Must All Be Charlie Hebdo Today,” by Flemming Rose
VIDEO: Flemming Rose and Jonathan Rauch on Free Speech and Censorship
Reddit AMA with Flemming Rose
About The Tyranny of Silence
Cato Scholars Respond to the Charlie Hebdo Shooting

When terrorists opened fire in the Charlie Hebdo headquarters in Paris yesterday, the world changed forever. Suspected violent Islamists shot and killed twelve individuals, including the editor-in-chief and two policemen.

People around the world responded with an outpouring of support as the Twitter hashtag #JeSuisCharlie (“I am Charlie”) quickly became a global trend.

In light of yesterday’s horrible tragedy, Cato scholars weigh in on the crucial role free speech plays in a free world.
Je Suis Charlie: The Future of Free Speech
“The Potential Long-Term Consequences of the Paris Shooting,” by Marian L. Tupy
“Blasphemy Is at the Front Lines of Free Speech Today,” by Walter Olson
“Stop Them Damn Pictures,” by David Boaz