In the world of the arts, the Orwellian redefinition of “free speech” to mean “forced speech” is having quite the moment. The author Arundhati Roy is boycotting the Berlinale film festival because organizers have suggested that artists should not be compelled to talk about politics. This would seem to be unobjectionable: free speech should also apply to artists who don’t want to let reporters troll them into a political controversy, especially at a gathering meant to display the art itself. The