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Washington U Article Goes Too Far in Effort to Advance 'Meaningful Conversations' Feb. 13, 2019
Washington University's Student Life newspaper published an op-ed last week headlined, "It's OK that... Read More
Legislature Can End Controversy Over Silent Sam Jan. 23, 2019
It's the 21st century in most of North Carolina, but the University of North Carolina system's Board... Read More
Social Media Is Harming America; We Need to Do Something About It Jan. 18, 2019
By now, we know that social media is more likely to bring out the worst in us than the best in us. O... Read More
Social Media Is People Jan. 11, 2019
In the 1973 dystopian film "Soylent Green," Detective Frank Thorn, played by Charlton Heston, invest... Read More
Are Boycotts Protected by the First Amendment? Only If You Like the Cause They Serve, According to Supporters of Laws That Target the Anti-Israel BDS Movement Jan. 09, 2019
I am not one of those people who keep track of the policies, positions and practices of every busine... Read More
First on Nancy Pelosi's Agenda: Attacking Free Expression Jan. 04, 2019
I have zero interest in financially supporting any politician, much less ones I find morally unpalat... Read More
And Peace Online Dec. 26, 2018
My New Year's resolution: Make a careful distinction between speech and violence. America's First A... Read More
When Can Americans Be Arrested in Retaliation for What They Say? Dec. 05, 2018
It may be a prudent policy to always be polite to the police, but does that mean Americans must give... Read More
Remember When Technology Was Supposed to Mean Freedom? Nov. 29, 2018
The New York Times recently ran an article titled "How China Walled off the Internet." In it, author... Read More
Silicon Valley Sharia Nov. 28, 2018
This is a tale of two young, outspoken women in media. One is a liberal tech writer. The other is an... Read More
Andrew Cuomo's Unconstitutional Assault on the NRA: N.Y.'s Governor Is Violating the First Amendment by Pressuring Banks and Insurers to Shun 'Gun Promotion Organizations' Nov. 07, 2018
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's methods may be obscure, but his assault on the First Amendment is anyth... Read More
Europe Suppresses Speech for Muslim 'Feelings' Nov. 02, 2018
In the age of Trump, the American media insist that freedom of speech is in danger because they some... Read More
When We Broaden the Definition of Incitement, Freedom Suffers Oct. 31, 2018
Over the past week, we've heard the media pitching one particular narrative nonstop: the story that ... Read More
Shut Up, They Explain Oct. 17, 2018
Gloria Alvarez, the young woman from Guatemala I wrote about last week, just got blocked by Facebook... Read More
Social Networks Shutting Out Conservatives Sep. 07, 2018
Testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill this week, executives from... Read More
'Colleges Defend Free Speech' Should Not Be a Headline Aug. 28, 2018
As the academic year starts, we can expect to hear new tales of censorship at colleges and persecuti... Read More
Lay off Boris Johnson -- and Us, for That Matter Aug. 16, 2018
WASHINGTON — A fellow Spectatorian is under enemy fire, and we all must rally around him, part... Read More
Social Media Giants Shouldn't Be Arbiters of Appropriate Speech Aug. 10, 2018
Of course, Facebook, YouTube and other media are free to ban conspiracy-mongers such as Alex Jones f... Read More
Free Speech for the Goose Jul. 04, 2018
The New York Times, borrowing Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's language from her dissent in last ... Read More
Shut Up, They Explain Jun. 27, 2018
I'm not surprised that mobs shriek at Trump administration officials in restaurants and that Maxine ... Read More
