Actually, there is a solid case for protecting the flag against burning

Published November 29, 2016 11:30pm ET



Debate on Tuesday over President-elect Trump’s tweet that burning the American flag should be a punishable crime has been simplistic.

The usual suspects, by which I mean the arguments rather than specific people, have been wheeled out to stoke outrage over what is said would be an appalling infringement on constitutional free speech rights.

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