Muzzling hate speech is one thing; muzzling discourse quite another.

I do not believe we would benefit from further restrictions on freedom of expression, quite the opposite.  As repugnant as some viewpoints are, it is critical that we understand them fully – and in a just society, all citizens should be free to speak their minds.

I am not comfortable with the author’s statement that “no rational engagement possible here. There is a moral baseline that Nazism is indefensible; we ought likewise to recognize that most people can't actually be reasoned with.”  Ironically enough, a link to an article by a reformed neo-Nazi is immediately below that statement, clearly showing that some of the lunatic fringe can – and should --  be reasoned with.  The same goes for extreme leftists and indeed anyone who embraces hatred, violence, or both.