Students Heckled Charles Murray at Michigan, But It Wasn't a Total Disaster
What I saw at the latest campus free speech controversy.
Free Speech
FCC Chair Preemptively Rubbishes Trump's Dumb Tweet About Challenging Media Licenses (UPDATED)
"Setting aside the fact that the FCC doesn't license cable channels," Ajit Pai said last month, "these demands are fundamentally at odds with our legal and cultural traditions."
Judge Won't Let Feds Have Full Access to Names of People on Anti-Trump Site
The web host can redact user info unless the Justice Department provides evidence of criminal activity.
Survey: 58% of Students Want a Campus Where They Are Not Exposed to 'Intolerant or Offensive Ideas'
Most either think hate speech isn't protected by the First Amendment or aren't sure.
Latest Russia Conspiracy Theory: Facebook Pages Are Culture Hacks Meant to 'Harvest Rage'
Worry over Russia's "influence" on U.S. politics is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of free speech.
Do Abortion Rules Violate Satanists' Religious Freedom? Missouri Supreme Court to Decide
The rules' purpose is to "indoctrinate pregnant women into the belief held by some...Christians that a separate and unique human being begins at conception" said appeals court.
Republicans Are Far From Consistent Champions of the First Amendment, Poll Finds
Many conservatives want to proscribe the rights of Muslims, journalists, and those who "disrespect" the United States.
Utah May Bring Back Porn Czar to Target 'Obscenity' Like Cosmo Magazine
From the man that helped Utah declare porn a "public health crisis."
ACLU Now Against First Amendment, Conservatives Against Second Amendment?
Today in the news: up is down, left is right, cats are dogs
By All Means, Let's Take Politics Out of Sports—Starting With the National Anthem
Rid private functions of all symbols of the church-state. Then play ball.
Katherine Mangu-Ward: Using Race to Drum up Criminal Justice Outrage Is A-OK
Reason editor in chief steps into The Fifth Column.
My Alma Mater American University Cancelled My Title IX 'Hate Speech' Panel
The American Association of University Women at AU celebrated when a talk about feminism, Title IX, and sex on campus got canceled.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Against Compulsory Public-Sector Union Fees
SCOTUS will hear Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31 this term.
Department of Homeland Security
DHS Wants to Collect Social Media Handles and Other Info from Immigrants, Naturalized Citizens
Government's thirst to know more about you is unquenchable.
9 Lessons from the Trump/NFL Anthem Wars
Let's start by allowing unwitting taxpayers to quit financing a lucrative entertainment industry.
Jeff Sessions Wades Into Debates Over Campus and NFL Speech
The attorney general says the Justice Department will be more active in free speech cases on college campuses.
Stossel: Entrepreneur Saves Free College Courses from Government Ban
An internet entrepreneur saved 20,000 free online college lectures (and more) after the government declared them illegal.
When the Government Declared War on the First Amendment
It all started with President Woodrow Wilson.
Judge Napolitano on Whether the Trump/NFL Feud Is a First Amendment and/or Free Speech Issue
The real 'Free Speech Week' kicks off on tonight's Kennedy, featuring Robby Soave, Matt Welch, Kat Timpf, Charles C.W. Cooke, and the Judge
To Commemorate Constitution Day, Princeton Professor Says 'F%*# Free Speech'
The academy, the director of the African Studies program contends, has never considered speech a central value.
Wearing a Mask in Public Shouldn't Be a Crime
In a free society, the default position should be the one that upholds individual liberty
Donald Trump Should Stop Telling NFL To Fire Players for Anthem Protests
Public workplace (and schoolhouse) protests are as American as apple pie.
Feminist Group Loses Fight to Declare Yik Yak App a Civil-Rights Violation
Court rejects Title IX complaint against University of Mary Washington over failure to ban the social-media platform from its campus
Free Speech Activists Brawl with Supporters of Turkish President Erdo?an
Clash for the third time in two years in U.S. between supporters and opponents of Erdo?an.
D.C. Threatens to Punish Manufacturers for Failing 'Flushability' Standards It Won't Define
The 'Do Not Flush' fight provides a perfect case study in arbitrary regulation and government incompetence.
More Than a Third of Americans Have No Idea What the First Amendment Says
And 20 percent don't know atheists have the same rights as everyone else.
Study: 44% of Students Incorrectly Think the First Amendment Does Not Protect Hate Speech
"The majority of students appear to prefer an environment...that shelters them from offensive views."
Dick Pic Makes Teenager Guilty of Sexually Exploiting Himself, High Court Says
The Washington Supreme Court's ruling implies that adolescents who engage in consensual sexting are child pornographers.
Bikini Barista Lawsuit Defends Freedom to Espresso Oneself
A group of coffee industry workers sues Everett, Wash. over city's new anti-bikini ordinances.
The Real Boobs Are People Who Think ESPN Must Fire Jemele Hill
Sorry Donald Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Clay Travis: the First Amendment isn't an issue here.
Arpaio Attorney Threatens Harvard Law Prof With Libel Suit Over Op-Ed
Arpaio doesn't like to be reminded he was held in contempt of court
How About a Little Free Speech Protection for Unprotected Adjunct Professors?
Students aren't the only ones on campus struggling with the First Amendment.
Shove Your Manufactured 'Bodega' Vending Machine Outrage
The day everybody got angry at the equivalent of an upgraded hotel mini-bar
Video of Dog Giving Nazi Salutes Earns Man Hate Crime Charge
A good reason to be a free-speech absolutist
If Democracy Is Doomed, Don't Blame the Russians
Fishy Facebook ads do not undermine the integrity of the electoral process.
Bikini Baristas Sue City in the Name of Free Speech and Women's Rights
City worries bikini hot dog stands could be next.
The Murder of an Indian Journalist, a Hero, My Friend
The slaying of Gauri Lankesh, an implacable foe of Hindu fanaticism, shows how much trouble India's liberal democracy is in.
Penn Law Prof. Amy Wax on Her Controversial 'Return to Cultural Norms' Editorial
"People believe that the elite academy is destroying our country, and what's good about it."
Juror Rights Pamphleteer Says Prosecutors Twisted the Law to Silence Him
Michigan activist Keith Wood argues that his jury tampering conviction violated the First Amendment.
Sheriff Forced to Pay After Ordering Raid on Blogger Who Criticized Him
"In our case, he stepped on the wrong people's constitutional rights because we knew our rights."
Are Facebook Ads Part of the Russia-Trump Conspiracy Theory?
Participating in the marketplace of ideas is not interference.
