Censorship
One-Name Celebrities and Four-Letter Words
There's no excuse for the FCC's indecency rulings.
South Park Libertarians
Trey Parker and Matt Stone on liberals, conservatives, censorship, and religion
CleanFlicks v. Kate Winslet's Breasts
How Hollywood won a legal battle while losing a cultural war
America Gives a Shit
Was Bush's open-mic gaffe a flaming sack of good news for free speech?
Narc of the Matinee
Director Kirby Dick on his documentary, This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Permission to Speak Freely
The "electioneering communications" ban silences interest groups when their messages matter most
When Speech Is Outlawed, Only Outlaws Speak
Should reporters who use classified information be treated like spies?
Rant: Cartoons Make Cowards of Us All
American editors pine: "If we only had the nerve."
The War on Sedition
"Anglosphere" allies crack down on speech in the name of fighting terror.
John McCain's War on Political Speech
How the Arizona senator and other campaign finance reformers use the law to muffle critics and trample the First Amendment.
Rant: Straight-Talkin' Prudes
The silver linings in the Senate Republicans' censorious agenda.
Love and Memory and Humanity
Magician and novelist Penn Jillette on censorship, sock monkeys, and Bullshit!
The Reluctant Planner
FCC Chairman Michael Powell on indecency, innovation, consolidation, and competition