Free Speech, Opinion and the Truth

I hear this phrase a lot: “Well, that’s my opinion.” When that phrase is uttered, it is rarely about harmless things, like whether the eggs we had for breakfast were good. It doesn’t need to be said that how your eggs are done, as with many other things, is a matter of opinion, taste, and preference. However, that does not mean your opinion is valid on every subject. Yet, these days it is common practice to feel entitled to expres...