Commentary / World Mar 11, 2022
Even before the war, committing journalism in Putin’s regime had become a hazardous task.
Commentary / World Jan 30, 2022
American book-banning tradition is as old as the Mayflower
by Stephen Mihm
One activist said, "Why is everyone so upset? Controlling what children read is entirely different from controlling what adults read.”
Commentary / World Dec 27, 2021
Harvard’s conservatives shouldn't have to hide behind pseudonyms
by Naomi Schaefer Riley
Fearing the wrath of cancel culture, conservative writers at Harvard are reluctant put their names on student publications.
World Oct 19, 2021
Amnesty International notes 'unprecedented' crackdown on free speech during pandemic
The London-based group said such measures were part of an "onslaught on human rights" across the world in recent years.
Commentary / World May 29, 2021
Florida’s new social media law violates the first amendment
by Noah Feldman
The key provision of the Florida law states that "a social media platform may not willfully deplatform a candidate for office” — and imposes a $250,000 per day fine for violations.
Business Jun 25, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court allows foul language trademarks in F-word case
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a long-standing U.S. ban on trademarks on "immoral" or "scandalous" words and symbols, ruling in a case involving a clothing brand with an indelicate name that the law violates constitutional free speech rights. The justices ruled against President ...
Commentary / World May 22, 2018
Battling campus oppression of the freedom of expression
by George F. Will
'Bias response teams' are squelching liberty of speech at American universities.
Business Mar 28, 2018
Conservatives can't force YouTube to be free-speech zone: California judge
A producer of online civics lessons with a conservative bent got schooled by a federal judge on why it's hard to sue Google for censorship. The U.S. Constitution's First Amendment bars the government from silencing people over their political views, but it doesn't require private ...
Commentary / World Jan 22, 2018
What to do when liberals are the censors?
by John Lloyd
"Offense" and "hurt" are central concepts in rising efforts on the left to curtail free speech.
World / Politics Sep 27, 2017
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday denounced football players who have protested racism by kneeling or locking arms during the playing of the national anthem before games, saying that even though their speech is protected, they should be condemned for showing disrespect to ...
Commentary / World Sep 19, 2017
Americans feared Trump, but normalized leftist violence
by Megan Mcardle
The cost of preventing thieves from stealing American's constitutionally guaranteed freedoms is growing increasingly high.
Commentary / World Aug 15, 2017
After Charlottesville: If you fire a fascist, you are a fascist
by Ted Rall
It's time to overthrow the millions of little Hitlers who think that issuing a paycheck turns their employees into slaves subject to thought control.