Free Speech

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

Politics

Manufactured Culture Wars

The two major political parties are more alike than they are different when it comes to abortion and free speech.

Andrew Napolitano | 11.6.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Livestream: Press Freedom in the 21st Century, Featuring Nick Gillespie

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 9:22 AM

Politics

A Selfie in the Voting Booth? We've Got a Felony For That

Anthony Fisher | 11.4.2014 12:50 PM

Politics

Facebook and Google Are Changing Elections

Zenon Evans | 11.4.2014 12:35 PM

Politics

"Taming the Messenger: New Threats to Press Freedom" with Nick Gillespie, Wed, 11/5

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 12:24 PM

Copyright

Sherlock Holmes' Latest Case Comes to an End

Its last bow

Jesse Walker | 11.4.2014 9:56 AM

Culture

One More Thing About That Viral Street Harassment Video: Its Creators Don't Want to Imprison Catcallers

Robby Soave | 11.4.2014 8:45 AM

Public schools

ACLU and EFF Call Out Tennessee School District for Violating Students' Constitutional Rights

Lucian McMahon | 11.3.2014 4:05 PM

Politics

Whatever Happened to Press Freedom and Free Speech? Nick Gillespie at Newseum on Wed

Nick Gillespie | 11.3.2014 2:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Pianist Thinks He Can Use 'Right to Be Forgotten' Law to Remove His Bad Reviews, Accidentally Outs Himself as a Thin-Skinned Censor Instead

Dejan Lazic discovers the Streisand Effect.

Jesse Walker | 11.3.2014 12:30 PM

Culture

French Town Bans Clown Costumes Amid Nationwide 'Aggressive Clown' Terror

SPOILER ALERT: This story also involves Clown Hunters

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.31.2014 12:22 PM

Civil Liberties

San Diego County Sheriff Sued by Ares Armor CEO Over Censorship on Department's Facebook Page

Brian Doherty | 10.29.2014 11:47 PM