# Hate Crimes Are Thought Crimes

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/videos/hate-crimes-are-thought-crimes>

**By** Nat Hentoff

**Published:** June 10, 2011

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Nat Hentoff discusses the deplorable spread of hate-crime legislation, which he argues are crimes against thoughts.

In this clip, Hentoff discusses the deplorable spread of hate-crime legislation, which he argues are crimes against thoughts. Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.