Twitter’s push to squelch free speech comes with a label
According to Twitter, new labels will identify the accounts of government officials, their institutions, ambassadors, and spokespersons.
free speech
Beleaguered Parler is back online! (Sort of). Free speech to return?
The ghostly reappearance Sunday of the beleaguered Parler site seemed a like that old image of Kilroy that popped up in unexpected places.
The Racial Debate: The dangerous assault on free speech and discussion
The Framers of the U.S. Constitution valued free speech. The assaults on speech show how much we have lost respect for a diversity of opinion.
Is Free Speech the first step in America’s move toward racial equality?
Genuine equality means Americans, regardless of race, respect the right of free speech. Then we can talk about education, housing, food, and opportunity.
Defense of free speech no longer a slam dunk in America
WASHINGTON. Increasingly, free speech in America is equal to violence. Andrew Marantz of the New York Times wrote: “Noxious speech is causing tangible harm. Yet this fact implies a question so uncomfortable that many of us go to great lengths to avoid asking it. Namely, what should we — the government, private companies or individual ...
‘Illegal alien’: NYC’s regulation of that term is alien to the US Constitution
New York City's regulation of the phrase, "illegal alien" is one example of the relentless erosion of our 1st Amendment freedoms under the US Constitution.
Criminalizing Criticism of Israel: An assault on the First Amendment
If the supporters of laws limiting criticism of Israel, think they will find support in the Jewish community, they may have made a mistake.
Cody Wilson: Free speech and 3D printed handguns
Gun-rights advocates often say the First Amendment is meaningless without the Second to back it up. But thanks to new 3D printed handguns technology, it appears the First Amendment call for Free Speech is breathing renewed meaning into the Second... “which the Founders hoped and trusted they would do.”
Wendy Williams and The Simpsons’ Apu: Feel free to self-censor, or not
Wendy Williams, Daytime T.V. talk show host is speaking out against the censorship of Free Speech, political correctness and a general lack of a funny bone in America today. Topics of trouble include #MeToo. Then there is The Simpsons, Apu and Free Speech
American Universities: The next victim of free speech protestors and facists
America needs these assaults upon academic freedom and free speech to produce a backlash, involving liberals, conservatives, and all who value our democratic traditions and the wisdom the Founding Fathers exhibited in crafting the First Amendment.
U.S. universities must oppose Antifa-led campus violence
Antifa's record of violence is growing, as are its efforts to limit free speech.
CATF: In ‘The Niceties,’ academia vs. Frankenstein’s monster
Eleanor Burgess creates the academic liberals’ perfect storm, in which a lefty professor ironically “triggers” the raging student monster that will destroy her.
Netflix’ ‘Nobody Speak’ addresses big money influence on free press
Netflix latest documentary, "Nobody Speak," focuses on big money's impact on the nation's right to a free press, focusing on the Gawker v. Hulk Hogan case. It badly misses the mark.
Free speech and objective truth campuses’ newest racist construct
It is hard to imagine student protestors who deny that there is such a thing as "truth" being taken seriously.
Millennials and snowflakes: Drowning out dissenting voices
There is a reason for concern in that free speech is diminishing among younger Americans, particularly college students. A 2015 Pew survey found that 40% of millennials believe speech should not be free.
The refreshing counter-culture’s emergence at the Grammys
“Sometimes you just gotta be free to express yourself,” said Joy Villa on Twitter. “Life is about living free and loving it.”
Nat Hentoff (1925-2017): An eloquent voice for freedom gone
Nat Hentoff leaves us at a time when the free speech he embraced is under widespread attack, particularly on the nation's campuses, which concerned him greatly.
‘Cultural appropriation’ a new assault on free speech
If we follow 'cultural appropriation' to its conclusion, will only Jews be allowed to interpret the Bible and Greeks, Plato? Must Gauguin's paintings be burned?
Colin Kaepernick’s real problem is bad football
Kaepernick needs to play better and show that he truly respects the game of football.
Campus political correctness spurs Alumni to tighten purse strings
Campus political correctness has alumni ceasing to support their alma maters.