holocaust denial, freedom of speech, and my German grandmother

Some phrases are highly charged, evoking instant feelings of revulsion, incredulity, or both. ‘Holocaust denier’ is one such phrase.

Who on Earth could be so uneducated, so ill-informed, so egregious as to deny that something so horrific and impactful ever happened…?

It’s in our textbooks, it’s on the History channel. All American adults today grew up le…