Ceux qui ne sont pas charlie

A number of writers decided to exercise the right of free association and boycotted a recent PEN America awards ceremony (Two dozen writers join Charlie Hebdo PEN award protest ...), because of its honoring Charlie Hebdo, Journal irresponsable.



I like to think of these as members of the "Yes, but..." club. 



Here is a take on it, Cruelty and Perversity: Postprandial Reflections on the PEN Protester , found in Tablet Magazine, by Paul Berman, who did not boycott the affair.



For the record, I believe that if it isn't offensive, speech isn't likely to be free.