Why French Law Treats Dieudonné and Charlie Hebdo Differently

The French comedian Dieudonné responded in characteristic style—provocatively—to last week’s terror attacks.PHOTOGRAPH BY GONZALO FUENTES/REUTERS On the same day that the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo immediately sold out an initial run of five million copies of its latest issue—which featured a cover image of the prophet Muhammad—French police arrested the comedian and activist Dieudonn

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> laicité—has a much more anti-religious flavor than the establishment clause of the U.S. / a ban against wearing yarmulkes: In the U.S., such a ban would be opposed by conservatives and liberals alike as a serious limitation on religious freedom and freedom of expression.