‘Passionate’ Belief in Freedom of Speech and Multiplying Orthodoxies

Muslims hold placards as they pray during a gathering on called against Islamophobia in central Rome, Italy, on Oct. 30, 2020. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

One of the phrases in the mouth of managers or bureaucrats that indicates almost unfailingly that they are about to commit an act of betrayal is, “We believe passionately in.”