The Man Who Caused Benghazi (Except Not Really)
If the delusional con man behind Innocence of Muslims can "spark" violence halfway around the word, who can't?
Free Speech
Do Teachers and Pharmacists Have the Right to Say No?
From mandatory union fees to health laws.
If Gun Owners Can Be Licensed, Why Not Journalists?
A South Carolina legislator's stunt bill tweaks the press for failing to take the Second Amendment seriously.
Wisconsin High School Suspends Student for Criticizing New Speech Policy on Twitter
Thin-skinned bureaucrats strike again.
American University Could Force Students to Study Oppression, Live Under It
Turning residence halls into indoctrination camps.
Former Harvard President Larry Summers Warns of 'Creeping Totalitarianism' on College Campuses
A victim of political correctness denounces students' lack of perspective.
Microaggression Mania Brought Down Ithaca College's President
Another one bites the dust.
Why Polls Don't Work
After decades of gradual improvement, the science of predicting election outcomes has hit an accuracy crisis.
Should Teachers Be Forced to Pay Union Fees? Friedrichs v. CTA Brings Protests Outside Supreme Court
In testing the limits of individual conscience, the Friedrichs case may reveal the Court's commitment to freedom itself.
SCOTUS Arguments Seem to Bode Ill for Public-Sector Unions
The Supreme Court hears Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.
Michigan's A.G. Declines to Explain Whether State Can Prosecute Those Who Perform Purely 'Private' Marriages
Says plaintiff lacks standing to sue because he's not facing charges.
Today at SCOTUS: Public-Sector Unions, Mandatory Unions Fees, and the First Amendment
Can the government compel non-members to pay mandatory union fees?
Canadian Prof Yanked From Teaching Intro Psych Class For Insisting on Foul Language
Forcing students to sign agreement accepting slurs and curses was "a tremendous recruitment tool."
High School Admins Try to Silence Girl's Tweets About Israel, Cite Anti-Bullying Law
New Jersey's anti-bulling law jeopardizes students' speech rights.
Long, Long Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, a Star Wars Actor Wore an Atlas Shrugged T-Shirt
And people have opinions about that.
FBI Helps Shut Down Seattle Sex-Work Review Board
Federal agents are more than happy to spend their time playing website whack-a-mole when there are assets to seize.
Can Mizzou Admins Declare the Campus a Safe Space for the First Amendment?
Threats to free speech are everywhere.
The Charlie Hebdo Massacre: One Year Later, Still Misunderstood
Were the murdered journalists "free speech martyrs" or "hipster racists"?
Watch Matt Welch Talk Guns, Trump, Clinton, Cruz and 'Hate Speech' on Tonight's Kennedy
8 p.m. ET, and again at midnight, on Fox Business Network
Obama's Rainbow of Everlasting Joy: The Year in Presidential Photography
Despite an ongoing media boycott of White House staff photography, the president's image crafters still call the shots.
Melissa Click Is the Scowling Face of Campus Repression, But Shouldn't Be Fired
She should be educated, not disciplined.
Federal Court Rules Tattooing a Constitutional Right Under the First Amendment
"The act of tattooing is sheltered by the First Amendment."
Mainstream Media Finally Takes Interest in Massive Discrepancy Between Hillary Clinton and the Benghazi Families
Did she or did she not promise to 'have the film maker arrested who was responsible'? The Washington Post advances the story.
Calls For Censorship Are Making a Comeback
Congress is never at a loss for a reason to be threatened by free expression.
Watch Bill Cosby Tell Tipper Gore That Writing Children's TV 'is as juicy as sex'
When Bill and Hillary Clinton, Tipper Gore, Mr. Rogers and the Cos joined at the White House to lament the state of children's TV programming
When Beatlemania Is a Microaggression…
It is time to rejoice, for all our troubles are so far away...
Silencing Students: The 8 Most Loathsome Campus Censors of 2015
A banner year for college censorship.
The New York Times Joins the 'ISIS Is Too Scary For Free Speech' Movement
The Grey Lady gets cold feet about the First Amendment.
Was 2015 a Bad Year for Campus Free Speech? Let's Ask the Experts
Expect more challenges to free expression in the coming year
High School Rapper Disciplined Over Music Appeals to SCOTUS
Bell v. Itawamba County School Board asks the court to decide whether public schools may discipline students for off-campus speech.
Brendan O'Neill: 'The Real Threat To Free Speech Now Is Conformism and Cowardice'
Spiked's Brendan O'Neill on free expression, environmentalism as "an apology for poverty" and why he is "a Marxist libertarian."
Don't Let Principals Censor the Internet
Public schools should not have the power to punish off-campus speech.
What the Heck Is the First Amendment Defense Act, and Should We Be Worried?
How far does law preventing federal retaliation against opponents of same-sex marriage go?
Remy: Students United!
Collegians everywhere are asking tough questions: Why is our tuition so high? Where are our jobs? Can't you see your words hurt me, you dumb piece of sh*t?
Rappers Killer Mike and T.I. Urge SCOTUS to Protect 1st Amendment Rights of Suspended High School Rapper
A high school senior was suspended for recording a rap song.
Rap Group Once Targeted by F.B.I. Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Back in 1989, federal law enforcement took "Fuck tha Police" literally.
Making the Case for Food Freedom and Free Speech
A series of important food lawsuits are fighting unconstitutional restrictions on free speech.
Trump Keeps Trashing the First Amendment, Yet the First Amendment Is the Only Thing Protecting Trump's Vile Outbursts
Trump's bigotry "could happen only in America with complete assurance that no criminal proceedings will follow."
Marijuana Ads Are 'Nonmailable,' but That Doesn't Mean You Can't Mail Them
The U.S. Postal Service simultaneously clarifies and muddies its policy on cannabis promotion.
Rep. Thomas Massie and 14 Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Case Regarding Barring Distribution of 3D Weapon Printing Files
Massie's brief argues State Department claiming powers to halt speech related to 3D weapon printing that the relevant law does not, and cannot, give.
Harvard Administrators Flood Dining Halls with Social Justice Placemats
Telling students what to think about the Syrian refugees
