Free Speech

SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Case Challenging First Amendment Violations by Kamala Harris and Xavier Becerra against Conservative Nonprofits

By Dan McLaughlin January 8, 2021

The two cases challenge significant First Amendment violations against conservative nonprofits by the California attorney general's office.

The New Strategy to Suppress Conservative Voices on Campus

By Adam Hoffman January 4, 2021

Those voices are still being stifled, even if the disinvitation craze is abating.

Journalists Turn on Free Expression

By David Harsanyi December 7, 2020

Mainstream journalists have used their access to a massive audience to mislead the public in many ways, but this isn’t a free-speech problem.

Progressives Are No Longer Defenders of Free Expression

By Victor Davis Hanson December 3, 2020

Censorship, character assassination, and calls for literal book-burning are the Left’s tools of choice when faced with opposing views.

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Obama’s Ridiculous Call for Speech Police

By Kyle Smith November 17, 2020

The ex-president shows again he’s a deeply unserious man with an outlandishly un-American proposal.

Biden Appoints Free-Speech Antagonist to Sell Free Speech Abroad

By David Harsanyi November 11, 2020

Considering Stengel's animosity towards free expression this seems quite a poor fit.

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Charlie Hebdo, the Patsy

By Kevin D. Williamson October 29, 2020

Maybe the cartoons aren’t the problem that causes Islamist terror attacks.

Freedom of Speech in Danger

By George Leef October 29, 2020

The Left loves power, not freedom, even freedom of speech.

Scottish Bill Would Criminalize ‘Hate Speech’ in Private Homes

By Mairead McArdle October 28, 2020

The legislation criminalizes hate speech relating to a number of protected classes that potentially includes hate speech spoken in private residences.

Northwestern President Offers Tutorial on Campus Leadership

By Frederick M. Hess October 28, 2020

Morton Schapiro’s letter on protests shows what it looks like for a college leader to be both responsive and responsible.