What Does It Mean To Be a Free Nation?

There is no shortage of Internet forums filled with energetic contributors all predicting the imminent collapse of the West.  Communicating about current events, culture, war, and the economy, a multitude of anonymous speakers publicize their worries every day.  Western governments — increasingly insecure, hostile to tradition, and unmoored from any abiding principles — have decided that the best way to project strength is to silence critics.

As European governments more overtly embrace censorsh...