When SCOTUS Stopped a Government-Led Attack on Freedom of the Press
Revisiting a landmark First Amendment case.
Free Speech
New Study Blames Instagram for Food Waste. Seriously.
New studies blame Instagram and gluttony as causes of food waste.
Interview: This Arkansas Republican Says Howard Zinn Books Are Too Scary for Students, Should Be Banned
State Rep. Kim Hendren wants to create a safe space from Zinn's radical leftist take on history.
College Officials Needed Swift Lesson in Classroom Freedom
California college tried to suspend student who recorded his sexuality professor's anti-Trump rant.
Why Is Twitter a For-Profit Platform, Anyway?
The idea that Twitter should be run by the federal government is silly. But perhaps the platform isn't best operated as a for-profit public corporation.
The Two-Headed Monster of White House Leaks
Leaking privileged information helps keep the powerful accountable, but it also undermines the president's ability to do his job.
Moral Outrage Is Self-Serving, Say Psychologists
Perpetually raging about the world's injustices? You're probably overcompensating.
SCOTUS Seems Likely to Overturn Law Banning Sex Offenders From Social Media
"This has become a crucially important channel of political communication," Justice Elena Kagan observes.
Fifty Years After Titicut Follies, Frederick Wiseman Collects an Oscar
Wiseman made the only movie in U.S. history to be banned for reasons other than obscenity or national security.
Conservatives Made Their Bed With Milo, Now They Have to Lie In It
Disinviting him from CPAC won't wash their sins.
Danish Man Who Burned a Koran on Facebook Will Be Prosecuted For Blasphemy
Denmark's first blasphemy prosecution since 1971.
Arizona Bill to Crack Down on Rioters Could Be Used to Shut Down Protests
Adding rioting to racketeering laws could lead to arrests of peaceful organizers, opponents fear.
Universities Lean Left, but Are Diversity Laws the Answer?
An Iowan legislator introduced a bill to require diversity of thought on college campuses in the state.
Public School Bans Pro-Diversity Posters to Avoid Offending Pro-Trump Snowflakes
Maryland school district insists "both sides" be heard on any political statement or none at all.
NRA-Backed Law Violates the First Amendment in the Name of Protecting the Second
The right to armed self-defense is not a license to muzzle nosy doctors.
Jon Haidt Hopes Libertarians Can Save Us From Coddled Campus Culture
The social psychologist openly admits he wants to create a schism in academia.
Florists Join Bakers, Photographers in Court Ruling Ordering Them to Serve Gay Weddings
You will bring me flowers, or else.
Now It's Okay to Punch Nazis and White Male Libertarians. That Escalated Quickly.
Slippery slopes: sometimes real.
Pro-Pot Student Group Wins 1A Fight With Meddling School Admins, State GOP
Court says Iowa State University discriminated against student marijuana-policy group based on "political pushback."
Facebook Has No First Amendment Right to Send Unauthorized Texts, Says Court
The company argued that it had a free-speech right to text users unauthorized birthday reminders.
Flemming Rose Against the Worldwide Suppression of Speech
"I am not willing to sacrifice freedom of expression on the altar of cultural diversity."
Does Digital Literacy Require More Gatekeepers?
Or does power need to be more dispersed?
Report: 2.8 Million Students Attend Universities Where Offensive Speech Is Reported to Bureaucrats or Cops
'Speech police in a quite literal sense'
The Law Is an Ass, but this Georgia Sheriff Who Arrested His Ex-Wife Is a Total Asshole
Claimed she and another women defamed him by calling him "POS" on Facebook.
Super Bowl Ads Illustrate Importance of Free Speech Rights for All, Even Corporations
When government regulates and restricts speech, everybody eventually loses.
Why the Government's Legal Assault on Backpage.com Backfired (New Reason Podcast)
Attorney Robert Corn-Revere discusses the failed case against the "world's largest online brothel."
Frederick Douglass Would Have Ardently Supported Milo Yiannopoulos's Free Speech Rights
Frederick Douglass was an ardent defender of free speech, a principle dismissed by Berkeley protesters and rioters and their apologists.
San Bernardino Deputy Threatens to 'Create' Charges Against Man Videotaping Him
"I'll create something. Do you understand? You'll go to jail," deputy tells citizen.
Gorsuch's Track Record Suggests He Won't Be Trump's Rubber Stamp
The SCOTUS nominee is not afraid to challenge the government when it exceeds the law.
Meet the MSNBC Legal Eagle Who Proposes Destroying the Free Press
It's not on purpose, but Ari Melber's proposal to treat 'fake' news as consumer fraud would have devastating consequences.
Incompetence and Cronyism Plague U.S. Attempts to Counter ISIS Online
WebOps, the U.S. online counter-propaganda program, appears to employ Arabic analysts who barely speak Arabic.
Donald Trump May Try To Stifle Freedom of Expression but His FCC Head Ajit Pai Will Defend a "Free and Open Internet"
Pai favors free speech but not treating the Internet as a public utlity. That's exactly right.
Director of Anti-Sex Trafficking Doc I Am Jane Doe Doesn't Understand the Laws She's Trying to Reform
Watch Elizabeth Nolan Brown discuss the film with director Mary Mazzio, who aims to overhaul Backpage and federal law in the name of sex-trafficked teens.
KU Flyer: Anarcho-Capitalists and Students Who Oppose Safe Spaces Are Probably Secret Nazis
University of Kansas School of Social Welfare possibly behind effort to censor speech
Two Journalists Charged With Felony Rioting During Trump Inauguration Protests
Meanwhile, another journalist writes in The Nation about actively participating in rioting.
Let's Avoid Fake Outrage over Madonna's Violent White House Fantasy
Safe spaces for me, but not for thee.
Trump Brings Back Ban on Funds for Groups That Promote Abortion, While Congress Reconsiders Global Anti-Prostitution Pledge
Here we go again, and again, and again...
Listen to CIA Spooks Applaud Trump for Baselessly Accusing 'The Media' of Lying About Inauguration Crowds
We shouldn't be surprised that Trump the president is no different from Trump the candidate, but come on.
Students Arrested for Passing Out Pocket Constitutions on Michigan Community College Campus Sue School
Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) members are fighting back after being charged with trespassing for handing out constitutions without permission.
9 Reasons Why Libertarians Should Be Worried By Donald Trump
The new president has repeatedly vowed to make America less open, less free, and more burdened by an expansive federal government.
SCOTUS Seems Inclined to Nix the Ban on 'Disparaging' Trademarks
The government struggles to justify the rule that stopped The Slants from registering the name of their band.
'The Slants': The Asian-American Band Name the Government Says Is Too Racist to Trademark!
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case about "offensive" speech & the First Amendment.
