From the editors of National Review. Senate Democrats are on the precipice of voting to repeal the First Amendment. That extraordinary fact is a result of the increasingly authoritarian efforts of Democrats, notably Senate majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada, to suppress criticism of themselves and the government, and to suffocate any ... MORE
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Press To Democrats: We’ll Take Free Speech, Thank You
From the editors of National Review. Senate Democrats are on the precipice of voting to repeal the First Amendment. That extraordinary fact is a result of the increasingly authoritarian efforts of Democrats, notably Senate majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada, to suppress criticism of themselves and the government, and to suffocate any ... MOREWoman Arrested For Cursing In Grocery Store
by Jacob Sullum. No fucking way! According to a witness, Danielle Wolf cursed at her two little girls last week because they were squeezing the bread at a Kroger supermarket in North Augusta, South Carolina. "Stop squishing the fucking bread," Wolf reportedly said. Wolf says she was talking not to her children but to her husband, who was ... MOREMatt Welch: When the Left Turned Against Free Speech
The demise of the Free Speech Movement. On March 4, in a designated "free-speech zone" at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), associate professor of feminist studies Mireille Miller-Young walked over to a 16-year-old anti-abortion protester named Thrin Short and demanded that Short take down a graphic sign ... MOREMichael Beato: Political Correctness Hinders Truth Seeking
Of course, that's the whole point. The latest bout of collegiate outrage that has captured the nation’s attention surprisingly does not come from an offensive themed fraternity party, or an undergraduate bellowing “Don’t tase me, bro” during a political speech. No, the country is taking notice that institutions of higher education are ... MOREAmerica: Where It's Dangerous To Think
by Barry Farber. The lynch mob blasted through town amid the cheers and unconditional surrender of all the inhabitants; at least almost all. In their triumphal rage they trashed traditions that had made America famous and successfully replaced those traditions with something awful for America. If Thomas Jefferson were alive, he’d drop dead! ... MOREJohn Stossel: Offensive Speech
We need more speech, not less. Last week, when the NBA banned racist team owner Donald Sterling, some said: "What about free speech? Can't a guy say what he thinks anymore?" The answer: yes, you can. But the free market may punish you. In America today, the market punishes racists aggressively. This punishment is not "censorship." ... MORERaising Up Compliant Children in the American Police State
by John W. Whitehead. How do you persuade a nation to march in lock step with a police state? You start by convincing them that they’re in danger, and only the government can protect them. Key them up with constant danger alerts, distract them with wall-to-wall news coverage about disappearing planes and pseudo-celebrities, use ... MORE
Edward Cline: Payback For Dinesh D'Souza
Censorship by example. In the proud tradition of Stalin. Dinesh D’Souza, the prominent conservative writer, has been arrested and indicted on trumped-up Federal Election Law charges. Why? Just as Leona Helmsley was charged and tried for tax evasion, and Wall Street maverick Michael Milken was charged and indicted for “racketeering,” ... MOREHate Speech: A Pretense For The New Inquisition
by Craig Parshall. An effective tool to suppress free thought. Recently, 12 members of the House of Representatives signed on to H.R. 3878, a bill that would launch an investigation into any "role" that might be played by radio, television, and the Internet to supposedly "encourage" the commission of hate crimes. I have been ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: Everything Fun Is Illegal In Virginia
Warning: no fornication allowed. Only one or two centuries late, Virginia lawmakers have decided it is none of their business if unmarried couples share a roof. So the legislators are now working diligently to repeal the state’s law against “lewd and lascivious cohabitation.” Huzzahs all ’round for that. But do not unclutch thy bodice yet. Virginia law ... MORECorey Rangel: Student Suspended Over Picture Of Gun
Political correctness run amok. A high school student in Florence said he has been suspended because of a picture of a gun. Daniel McClaine Jr., a freshman at Poston Butte High School, said he saved the picture as his desktop background on his school-issued computer. A teacher noticed it and turned him in. The picture shows an AK-47 ... MOREVIDEO: Censorship and "Unlearning Liberty"
Greg Lukianoff (FIRE), spoke with Reason TV's Nick Gillespie about his new book.
Robert VerBruggen: Free Speech On FIRE
Greg Lukianoff catalogues censorship on campus. ‘The essentiality of freedom in the community of American universities is almost self-evident,” wrote Earl Warren in a 1957 Supreme Court opinion. Apparently, American universities themselves have come to disagree. In Unlearning Liberty, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ... MORE
Ed Black: Proposed Regulations Threaten Free Internet
We will have to fight to keep free internet. The Internet is the world’s biggest economic and social success story of the past three decades. Citizens, NGOs, engineers and governments have all have joined together to write an amazing narrative. That success story now is under threat. In Dubai this December a group of governments will conclude a treaty ... MORE
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