Censorship

Civil Liberties

Does Being 'Banned' Help Book Sales?

A literary Streisand Effect

Jesse Walker | 10.21.2014 5:17 PM

New Hampshire

Watch: Keene Pumpkin Fest Lady Accuses Journalist of Being 'Free-Stater,' Tries to Censor Him

Scott Shackford | 10.21.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Internet Overseer ICANN Breaks Up With U.S. Government

Zenon Evans | 10.15.2014 3:50 PM

Civil Liberties

I think I accidentally started an urban legend. My bad.

The book ban that never was

Jesse Walker | 10.8.2014 11:18 AM

Politics

How Liberals Became the New Book Banners

The First Amendment is under fire from the progressive left.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.1.2014 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Censorship in Ohio

Political speech has its day in court

Damon Root | 10.1.2014 7:00 AM

Hong Kong

Chinese Government Working Overtime to Censor News, Views of Hong Kong Demonstrations

Ed Krayewski | 9.29.2014 1:50 PM

Civil Liberties

Banned Books: Guess Which Book Topped the List Again

Zenon Evans | 9.24.2014 11:55 AM

Policy

Going After 'Revenge Porn' With a Sledgehammer, Arizona Smashes the First Amendment

Jacob Sullum | 9.23.2014 4:33 PM

Censorship

High School Newspaper Editor, Adviser Suspended for Refusing to Print a Particular Word

Scott Shackford | 9.19.2014 11:00 AM

Politics

Senate Democrats Fail to Amend the First Amendment

Jacob Sullum | 9.11.2014 7:24 PM

Politics

Al Franken Misrepresents the Censorship Power Democrats Are Demanding

Jacob Sullum | 9.9.2014 7:26 PM

Policy

Senate Votes to Consider Speech-Restricting Constitutional Amendment

Jacob Sullum | 9.8.2014 8:01 PM

Culture

Facebook Messenger Censors (Some of) Your Favorite Porn Sites

Guess which ones made the list and which ones didn't.

Zenon Evans | 9.4.2014 1:25 PM

Policy

High Times Challenges Colorado's Restrictions on Pot-Related Speech

Why wouldn't a marijuana business advertise in the flagship magazine of the cannabis counterculture?

Jacob Sullum | 9.1.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

Legalize It, but Don't Advertise It: High Times Fights Colorado's Restrictions on Marijuana-Related Speech

Jacob Sullum | 8.29.2014 10:15 AM

Culture

Gavin McInnes Makes a Great Argument Against Censorship

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.21.2014 6:45 PM

Politics

D.C. Democrat Accused of Censoring Scandals on His Own Wikipedia Page

Zenon Evans | 8.18.2014 12:09 PM

Surveillance

What Liberty in America Looked Like During World War 1

Horrible. It looked horrible.

Sheldon Richman | 8.17.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

Googly-Eyed Santas, Rude Frogs, and Other Adventures in Beer Label Censorship

Jacob Sullum | 8.13.2014 11:48 AM

Hate Speech

Australia Drops Opportunity to Scale Back Hate Speech Laws

Scott Shackford | 8.7.2014 11:20 AM

Policy

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales on Censorship of Internet Search Results: 'History Is a Human Right'

Jacob Sullum | 8.6.2014 4:03 PM

Privacy

Wikipedia Fighting "Right to Be Forgotten"

Made up right!

Reason Staff | 8.6.2014 12:11 PM

Politics

What Congress Edited on Wikipedia Today: Snowden, Manning, Cato, More

Zenon Evans | 8.5.2014 6:05 PM

Censorship

Forget a Wikipedia Page? Good Luck with That, Europe.

Scott Shackford | 8.4.2014 2:15 PM

Civil Liberties

Wikileaks Aussie Gag Order Revelation Shows a Free Press Is Still an American Thing

Our government officials may be control-freaks, but they can only dream of the powers deployed by their counterparts in many other established "free countries."

J.D. Tuccille | 7.30.2014 9:48 AM

Politics

Wikileaks: Australia Censorship Order Blocked Reporting on Multinational Corruption Scandal

Also involving Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam

Ed Krayewski | 7.29.2014 7:40 PM

Culture

In Japan You Can 3D Print a 'Pussy Boat' But Not Share the Blueprint With Others

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.17.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

Government Control-Freakery 'a form of censorship' Say Journalists

J.D. Tuccille | 7.14.2014 11:43 AM

Censorship

1984

Charles Oliver | 7.4.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Brickbat: 1984

Charles Oliver | 7.4.2014 6:00 AM

Censorship

As Commanded by EU, News Stories Start Disappearing from Google Searches

Scott Shackford | 7.3.2014 2:30 PM

Politics

How British Liberals Sold Out Free Speech

A new wave of press censorship hits the U.K.

Brendan O'Neill | 7.3.2014 10:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Keep Away

Charles Oliver | 6.24.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Keep Away

Charles Oliver | 6.24.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

High School Cover Up

Charles Oliver | 6.19.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Brickbat: High School Cover Up

Charles Oliver | 6.19.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But the Rolling Stones Should Be Banned From Trader Joe's!

Matt Welch | 6.12.2014 2:16 PM

Policy

A Little Appeasement Never Hurt

Charles Oliver | 6.11.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: A Little Appeasement Never Hurt

Charles Oliver | 6.11.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Florida County Tickets Woman for Sunbathing Topless on the Beach

Brittany Morrisey | 6.6.2014 11:00 AM

Culture

Banned in Heber City

Charles Oliver | 6.3.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

South Park Edited, Again

Still offending, and still damned funny.

Peter Suderman | 5.31.2014 10:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Thin Skinned

Charles Oliver | 5.30.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Thin Skinned

Charles Oliver | 5.30.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Anti-Cartoon Islamist Protests Not Spontaneous, Part of a Conspiracy, Former Spokesperson Claims

Ed Krayewski | 5.29.2014 3:06 PM

Policy

EU's Top Court Endorses Censorship of Embarrassing Facts

In the name of privacy, Europe expurgates the Internet.

Jacob Sullum | 5.21.2014 7:00 AM