Instapundit linked up this insightful article detailing why European bans on the wearing of the hijab and niqab, the traditional Muslim coverings for women, are actually increasing liberty. It would do those who consider themselves liberal well to remember that the other side doesn't play by our rules. I find it striking myself that I had never considered these women would be wearing these things involuntarily (in a modern western state anyway) until I read this article. Religious freedom is such a knee-jerk issue in America it simply never occurred to me that a ban on religious practice, any religious practice, would be a good thing.

Sometimes, it is.