Free Speech
Move Over, Oswald: Salon Says Tea Party Types Killed Kennedy
Wasn't Kennedy murdered by a self-described Marxist?
Obama's 'Chilling' Effect
The government's goal with chilling is to deter dissent without actually interfering with it.
Free Salondotcom! Twitter Shuts Down Hilarious Salon Parody Account
It's not clear exactly why Twitter shut down @Salondotcom, although the social media service has been known to suspend parody accounts.
Judge to IRS: WTF?
Wants an affidavit explaining what happened to IRS e-mails amid investigation of wrong-doing
3 Ridiculous Ways the FDA Is Policing Social Media
In the FDA's world, Facebook likes are advertising and honey is a "new drug" that must be regulated.
Why is the Left Not Cheering For a Mom's Right to Keep Her Meager Subsidies?
Responses to the last week's Supreme Court rulings show that progressives care about neither individuals nor liberty.
Boise State U. Charged Libertarian Students Gigantic 'Security Fee' to Host Pro-Gun Speaker
Sadly, Boise State seems like quite the unfree hellhole.
In Major Announcement, FIRE Says It Will Sue Every College With a Speech Code Until Speech Codes Die Forever
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education announced a major litigation effort Tuesday against universities that maintain clearly illegal speech codes.
In Defense of Dr. Oz
Congress took Dr. Oz to task for offering dietary advice. One needn't have any affection for Oz to recognize the chilling effect this has on free speech.
Authoritarian Library Demands Censorship After Publication of Anti-Clinton Files
U of A proves once again that libraries are vestiges of Soviet thinking.
Assange's Anniversary: Two Years Cornered, but Still World-Changing
From Iraq to SecureDrop, WikiLeaks remains an important tool for free speech, information, and action.
WTF FBI? Agency Has Huge List of Twitter Slang (and Some of It's Fake)
Here's nine of the weirdest. ALOTBSOL, AMIRITE?
Supreme Court Rules on Political Speech, Straw Gun Purchases, and Prepares for New Cases
Close decision approves of regulations over third-party gun buys
Friday A/V Club: The Writer, the Serial Killer, and the Goddess of Chaos
A bizarre moment on Court TV
ACLU Sues Mayor, Cops For Arrest of Twitter Parodist
Note to mayors: If you arrest people for saying things on the internet, you are the ones taking away freedom of speech.
Dan Savage Stands Up to the Speech Police, Defends His Use of 'Tranny'
Savage: "False accusations of engaging in hate speech are themselves a form of hate speech..."
