Free Speech

Civil Liberties

Beyond The Interview: The Top 10 Cave-In Artists of the Year

Sony is far from the only institution to cave in to demands for self-censorship this year.

Brendan O'Neill | 12.28.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

The Interview: Political Satire Has Rarely Ever Been So 'Meh'

Anthony Fisher | 12.26.2014 6:50 PM

Policy

Requiring Abortion Doctors to Narrate Ultrasound Violates First Amendment, 4th Circuit Rules

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.22.2014 12:15 PM

Politics

Obama, Who Tried to Censor "Innocence of Muslims" Vid, Says Sony Shouldn't Have Pulled The Interview

Nick Gillespie | 12.19.2014 3:19 PM

Politics

Watch Anthony L. Fisher on HuffPost Live Discussing Free Speech Implications of Sony Dropping "The Interview"

Anthony Fisher | 12.18.2014 1:34 PM

Policy

The Assman Cometh: The Insane Effort to Police Vanity License Plates

Nick Gillespie | 12.17.2014 6:19 PM

Politics

On The Independents: John Bolton on Torture Popularity and Sony Terrorism, Timothy Sandefur on Sony's Free-Speech Claims, Deroy Murdock on Jeb & Hillary, Plus Heroes of Freedom, E-Cigs, De Blasio Hypocrisy and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 12.16.2014 8:12 PM

Culture

Profs Have Stopped Teaching Rape Law Now That Everything 'Triggers' Students

Robby Soave | 12.16.2014 12:45 PM

Civil Liberties

The Sony Hack and the First Amendment

If Sony sued to keep the press from publishing info acquired by hackers, it would probably lose.

Jesse Walker | 12.16.2014 10:32 AM

Civil Liberties

Vandalized: Residence of U-M Student Who Dared to Mock Trigger Warnings

Robby Soave | 12.15.2014 3:55 PM

Nanny State

Woman Jailed for Saying 'Fuck the Police' Wins $100,000 Settlement

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.15.2014 11:15 AM

Politics

On The Independents: Justin Amash on the Secret Surveillance Bill, Bernie Sanders on Economics, Andy Levy & Jimmy Failla on Torture, Guns, License Plates, Rick Perry, and Sony; and Me on Rolling Stone

Matt Welch | 12.12.2014 8:38 PM

Civil Liberties

As Student Activism Grows, So Does Campus Resistance to Free Speech

"Procedure" is quite the effective tool for stifling student expression, but calls for "civility" and "tolerance" do the trick, too.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.11.2014 4:35 PM

Civil Liberties

Students Demand Censorship of George Will, Won't Listen to Someone They Don't Like

Robby Soave | 12.11.2014 1:42 PM

Culture

Law Students, Traumatized By Grand Jury Decisions, Demand… Exam Delays

Robby Soave | 12.10.2014 3:27 PM

Civil Liberties

University of Iowa Pulls Anti-Racism Display for Being 'Deeply Offensive'; Head of Journalism School Cheers

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.10.2014 2:00 PM

Civil Liberties

A College President Had to Apologize for Saying 'All Lives Matter'

Robby Soave | 12.10.2014 12:27 PM

Civil Liberties

Porn Protest: Mass Face-Sitting to Go Down Outside U.K. Parliament Over New Censorship of Web Porn Content

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.10.2014 10:18 AM

Policy

New Illinois Eavesdropping Act Still Seems Designed to Protect Cops From Scrutiny

Jacob Sullum | 12.8.2014 12:21 PM

Civil Liberties

Do Violent Rap Lyrics Constitute 'True Threats'? SCOTUS Hears Rap Case

Paul Detrick | 12.7.2014 1:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Internet Freedom Under Global Attack; Report Finds Governments Around the World Expanded Online Control, Surveillance Last Year

Governments are expanding online controls "rapidly" and adopting new laws that effectively criminalize online dissent.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.4.2014 12:30 PM

Politics

Thomas Friedman's Favorite Dictatorship Bans Puns

Anthony Fisher | 12.3.2014 1:44 PM

Culture

U.K. Censors Online Porn; Spanking, Rough Sex, Other Assorted Kink Banned

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.2.2014 1:00 PM

Culture

Chris Rock Stopped Performing for Students Because Everything Offends Them

Robby Soave | 12.1.2014 6:55 PM

Politics

Today at SCOTUS: When Do Facebook Rants Qualify As 'True Threats' of Violence?

Damon Root | 12.1.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 12.1.2014 7:00 AM

Gun Control

Challenging California's Absurd Ban on Signs in Gun Store Windows

Second Amendment supporters file First Amendment lawsuit

Steven Greenhut | 11.30.2014 1:30 PM

Economics

Silk Road, Online Freedom, and Why the Prosecution of Ross Ulbricht Should Worry Us All

The mother of the alleged "Dread Pirate Roberts" speaks out.

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 11.30.2014 9:00 AM

Politics

The FAA (Once Again) Makes Ferguson a No-Fly Zone

Anthony Fisher | 11.25.2014 1:11 AM

Politics

Another Rapper Has His Own Rap Lyrics Used Against Him

Paul Detrick | 11.22.2014 3:00 PM

Nanny State

Florida Creamery Fights Gov-Mandated Mislabeling of Skim Milk

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.20.2014 2:55 PM

Policy

Some Feminists Think Stopping Jokes Would Help Stop Rape, But 'Alcohol is Not the Problem'[*]

Robby Soave | 11.19.2014 9:01 AM

Civil Liberties

At UC-Davis, Students Can't Register Until They Concede It's Wrong to Say 'I'd Hit That'

Robby Soave | 11.18.2014 10:18 AM

Politics

Why Not Books?: "Sweden Mulls 'Sexist' Video Game Labels"

Nick Gillespie | 11.18.2014 9:36 AM

Civil Liberties

Court Agrees With Labor Unions: Giant Inflatable Rats Are Protected Speech

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.17.2014 11:45 AM

Politics

Former Cop Earns Federal Indictment for Teaching How to Pass a Polygraph!

Nick Gillespie | 11.17.2014 10:02 AM

Civil Liberties

Man Imprisoned for Murder Based on Rap Videos

Paul Detrick | 11.15.2014 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Anti-Censorship Groups Tell Senate to Stop the 'Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation' Act

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.14.2014 12:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Justice Department Lied in Court About National Security Letters

J.D. Tuccille | 11.14.2014 11:32 AM

Culture

University Will Educate Students About Cultural Appropriation After They Hosted a Fiesta-Themed Galactic Bowling Party

Robby Soave | 11.13.2014 12:59 PM

Immigration

Virginia Tech: YAF Violated 'Principle of the Common Humanity,' So No More Funding

Robby Soave | 11.12.2014 11:03 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Mohammed Cartoons Publisher Fleming Rose, Obama-Putin Fashion Show, How to Support Veterans, Bye-Bye Ebola, the War on Valerie Jarrett, the Death of Procreative Sex, and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 11.11.2014 8:24 PM

Civil Liberties

Smith College Paper Considers the Word 'Crazy' an 'Ableist Slur'

Robby Soave | 11.11.2014 11:20 AM

Civil Liberties

Britain Poised to Muzzle 'Extremist' Speech

The country that gave us free expression may be backpedaling.

Brendan O'Neill | 11.8.2014 12:00 PM

Police

Utah Restaurant Fires Cook for Anti-Cop Facebook Post, Draws Fire for Offering Free Meals to Cops

Ed Krayewski | 11.7.2014 2:57 PM

Politics

Oh the Irony! Big Money Anti-Citizens United SuperPAC Demonstrates Frequent Impotence of Big Money in Politics

Brian Doherty | 11.6.2014 5:49 PM