Why Can’t ‘Free Speech’ Advocates Ever Defend Adjunct Professors and People of Color?
The firing of Lisa Durden after her appearance on Tucker Carlson's show exposes a major blind spot for free-speech crusaders.
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The Technology Company Serving Up Hate on the Internet
Cloudflare, a prominent San Francisco outfit, provides services to neo-Nazi sites like The Daily Stormer, including giving them personal information on people who complain about their content.
Milo and the Violent, Well-Funded Right-Wing Attacks on Academic Freedom
Guns, hostile lawmakers, and professional bigots are more dangerous to academic freedom than left-wing activists are. By David…
The Conservative Playbook for Keeping ‘Dark Money’ Dark
In internal memos, groups opposing tighter state campaign finance rules coach their local supporters on how to battle disclosure of political donors.
What Politicians Mean When They Complain About Political Correctness
This new strain of complaint about political correctness is really just a warmed over version of the old complaints about politicians hamstringing national security matters.
Millennials’ Tolerance for Shutting Down Free Speech
Recent surveys suggest the American love of free speech is waning.
Could Scott Walker’s Legal Victory Expand PAC Superpowers?
Proponents of tighter reins on political money worry that a Wisconsin ruling about the governor’s recall campaign could carry seeds of another Citizens United.
Jordan’s Law of Unintended Consequences
A new law in Jordan designed to counter the threat of ISIS has led to a crackdown on free speech and civil liberties.
The Government Report as Book as Object
The Justice Department’s “Ferguson Report” will join a small number of significant public documents to be bound and sent to bookstores.
The Shooting at the Texas Muhammad Exhibit Has Little to Do With Free Speech
Offensive content may be protected under the First Amendment, but is deliberately picking a fight?