Free Speech

Politics

Texas Appeals Court Rejects Developer's Defamation Claims

Jacob Sullum | 7.26.2011 4:10 PM

Politics

Stanford So Smart Even Its Rapists Are Logical

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.21.2011 3:50 PM

Policy

Is It the FCC's Fault If Parents Don't Know What Their Kids Are Watching?

Peter Suderman | 7.21.2011 11:26 AM

Civil Liberties

Jewish Groups Speak Out Against Israel's Speech-Killing Boycott Law

Hannah Burak | 7.20.2011 4:38 PM

Politics

California Court Says Child Porn Requires Real Children

Jacob Sullum | 7.20.2011 3:56 PM

Politics

Arkansas Town Bans Organizations Lest They Cause 'Discourse'

Jacob Sullum | 7.20.2011 2:46 PM

Civil Liberties

Sometimes the Headline Says it All

Matt Welch | 7.19.2011 4:01 PM

Politics

Reason Writers on The Alyona Show: Matt Welch Talks Morgan Freeman, Herman Cain, and TSA Nipple-Twisting

Reason Staff | 7.19.2011 12:46 PM

Civil Liberties

Fundamentalists vs. the First Amendment

Stop worrying about Shariah. Christian fanatics are the ones using the government to restrict individual liberty.

A. Barton Hinkle | 7.19.2011 10:30 AM

Politics

8th Circuit Says St. Louis Must Tolerate Conspicuous Criticism

Jacob Sullum | 7.18.2011 3:21 PM

Politics

Fear of a Muslim America

In the fight against radical Islam, conservatives are trying to limit the property and speech rights of peaceful American Muslims.

Cathy Young | 7.18.2011 12:00 PM

Politics

Justice Stephen Breyer's Hostility to Individual Rights

Damon Root | 7.12.2011 3:07 PM

Policy

We Can Sell Our Beer in Texas, but We Can't Tell You Where

Jacob Sullum | 7.12.2011 12:40 PM

Policy

How a Single Nick Gillespie Sentence Indicates "the central analytical failure of libertarianism as a worldview," or at Least Is a Good Enough Reason to Pre-emptively Discount a Piece of Journalism About Black People Getting Screwed Over in D.C.

Matt Welch | 7.7.2011 3:32 PM

Civil Liberties

Coming Tomorrow: The Video Documentary That Got a Reason.tv Journalist Arrested! Plus, a Plea for DC Gov't to Respect the 1st Amendment!

Nick Gillespie | 7.6.2011 8:14 AM

Politics

Sandra Day O'Connor vs. Samuel Alito: Free Speech Edition

Damon Root | 7.5.2011 6:14 PM

Politics

Stephen Colbert Lampoons the First Amendment

The Comedy Central host receives government approval to form a political action committee.

Jeff Patch | 6.30.2011 5:45 PM

Politics

More Unintentional Hilarity from Stephen Colbert's Campaign Finance Stunt

Damon Root | 6.30.2011 10:35 AM

Politics

A 'Compelling Interest' to Restrict Video Games Requires More Than Pediatricians' Prejudices

Jacob Sullum | 6.29.2011 12:01 PM

Politics

Big Daddy

The government should let parents regulate their children's entertainment.

Jacob Sullum | 6.29.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

Clarence Thomas, the First Amendment, and "Originalism at the Wrong Time"

Damon Root | 6.28.2011 7:50 PM

Politics

Is the Defeat of Arizona's 'Clean Elections' System a Victory for 'the Richest Americans'?

Jacob Sullum | 6.27.2011 7:10 PM

Politics

Justice Clarence Thomas on Selling Violent Video Games to Children: "I Don't Think the First Amendment Stretches That Far."

Damon Root | 6.27.2011 3:29 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Will Review the FCC's 'Indecency' Ban

Jacob Sullum | 6.27.2011 1:06 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Matching Funds Campaign Finance Law

Damon Root | 6.27.2011 10:58 AM

Politics

Supreme Court Overturns California Ban on Selling Violent Video Games to Minors

Jacob Sullum | 6.27.2011 10:45 AM

Civil Liberties

Reason.tv's Jim Epstein Talks to Judge Napolitano About Being Arrested for Filming a Public Meeting

Matt Welch | 6.24.2011 5:13 PM

Civil Liberties

John Galliano Apologizes for Speaking His Mind at Farcical Anti-Semitism Trial

Mike Riggs | 6.22.2011 12:01 PM

Politics

Oh, the Incivility of the Racist, Taliban Right!

Matt Welch | 6.21.2011 4:29 PM

War on Cameras

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 6.19.2011 10:40 AM

Politics

Tolerance for Me But Not for Thee

Freedom of association includes the right to discriminate.

A. Barton Hinkle | 6.10.2011 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

College Students: Interested in Free Speech on Campus? Then Read Below

Reason Staff | 6.9.2011 6:34 PM

Politics

Federal Judge: "Taken seriously, Citizens United requires that corporations and individuals be afforded equal rights to political speech, unqualified."

Damon Root | 6.8.2011 2:20 PM

Politics

Wednesday Morning Arts Roundup

Jesse Walker | 6.8.2011 9:37 AM

Politics

Reason.tv: 3 Reasons Not to Fund Art with Taxes (& Yes, There's a Weiner Connection!)

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 6.8.2011 9:03 AM

Policy

Dallas Bullies Businesses Into Dropping Challenge to Silly Sign Rules

Jacob Sullum | 6.7.2011 5:02 PM

Politics

San Francisco Circumcision Intactivist's Anti-Semitic Comix

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.5.2011 8:48 PM

Policy

Jefferson Memorial Dance Dance Revolution - 6/4/2011

How To Close A National Monument With Freedom Of Expression

Joshua Swain | 6.4.2011 8:15 PM

Policy

The Right To Be a Jerk

The First Amendment protects ugly speech.

A. Barton Hinkle | 6.3.2011 4:30 PM

Politics

Does Rand Paul Really Want to Imprison People for Attending Speeches?

Jacob Sullum | 6.2.2011 7:24 PM

Politics

Federal Judge Strikes Down Ban on Corporate Contributions to Political Candidates

Damon Root | 5.27.2011 3:39 PM

Civil Liberties

Oh, Goody--France Is Trying to Civilize the Internet

Matt Welch | 5.25.2011 11:15 AM

Politics

BHL Update: "Make the Howlers Shut Up"!

Matt Welch | 5.24.2011 2:53 PM