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Freedom of speech is one of the most fundamental rights that Americans enjoy. It is also one of the most threatened rights, because freedom of speech means the freedom to express one’s discontent with the statues quo and the desire to change it. Some fight to set limits to our freedom of speech, while others fight to defend it. Hentoff is one of those people who fight, via writing, to defend it. Hentoff’s position on Brown University’s expulsion of Douglas Hann is a reasonable one. He persuasively argues against the expulsion. Hentoff starts by describing the event that resulted in the expulsion. Then, he describes the expulsion itself. After that, Hentoff describes Vartan Gregorian’s role in the expulsion. He then goes on to describe the effect the expulsion had on the student body. Lastly, he describes the letter Gregorian wrote to the New York Times, as well as the criticism that followed. Along with Hentoff’