Social media is the new public square and Kentucky law lags behind

Social media is the new public square and Kentucky law lags behind

(Getty Images) Free speech is often celebrated in theory and resisted in practice. At its core, the First Amendment is not meant to protect speech that is popular, polite, or affirming. It exists to protect speech that challenges authority — speech that makes people uncomfortable, exposes misconduct, and forces public officials to answer questions they would rather avoid. If free speech only protected viewpoints everyone agreed with, it would be…