Combatting the “Political Correctness”​ Myth

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Are we becoming too politically correct?

I read an article in The Economist a couple of weeks ago that seemed to espouse the belief that, yes, in America, we were. On both sides of the political spectrum, the article argued, people are assaulting the “fundamental liberty of saying what you think”. This, above all, is the defining characteristic of democracies and a key to progress.