How the Dutch Created Europe’s First Free-Speech Zone More than 400 years Ago On a Continent embroiled in religious turmoil and persecution, tolerance and free speech found few patches of fertile soil in Western Europe at the dawn of the 17th century. The first such patch was the flat and windswept Low Countries on the North Sea coast. During the so-called Dutch Golden Jacob Mchangama 8 Feb 2022 · 8 min read
