UMass-Amherst Says Students Won't Get in Trouble for Harambe Jokes. But…
'Dicks out for Harambe' is okay. Probably.
Civil Liberties
Big Corporations Band Together to Fight the Government's Secrecy in Collecting Citizen Data
The Justice Dept. doesn't think we need to know when they're looking at info about us.
Philly Can't Turn Entire Airport Into Emotional Safe Space, Say Judges In NAACP-Ad Case
The NAACP just won a years-long First-Amendment fight with the city of Philadelphia.
UMass-Amherst: Harambe Jokes Are Racist Microaggressions, Violate Title IX
'Any negative remarks regarding 'Harambe' will be seen as a direct attack to our campus's African American community.'
Did the Free Market Create Political Incorrectness?
"The real threat to free inquiry isn't students, but that same market imperative that First Amendment defenders claim to hold dear." Wrong!
Political Correctness Prevents Syracuse University from Screening Israeli Film
'I will lose credibility with a number of film and Women/Gender studies colleagues.'
Melissa Click, Having Learned Nothing, Somehow Teaching Again
Gonzaga University hires the controversial former Mizzou communications professor.
Claremont McKenna College: 'We Do Not Mandate Trigger Warnings.' Period.
In line with the University of Chicago, Claremont McKenna College describes free speech as 'foundational.'
University of Illinois Activists Want to Punish Students for 'Non-Inclusive' Behavior, Theme Parties
Hate speech should result in 'consequences, repercussions, whatever you want to call it,' says student government.
Duke University Has a Safe Space Room. For 'Healing.'
We wouldn't want to expose students to contrary ideas.
9th Circuit Says Medical Marijuana Cardholders Have No Second Amendment Rights
Citing "a strong link between drug use and violence," the appeals court says it's reasonable to stop patients from buying guns.
Tampa SWAT Team Attempts to Serve Drug Warrant, Unarmed Man Shot and Killed
Two grams of marijuana reportedly recovered.
Critics of U. Chicago Say Trigger Warnings Aren't Mandatory. Here's Proof They're Wrong.
Drexel University, among other schools, seems to require trigger warnings when it comes to sex and gender.
Climate Change Court Drama: What Does New York's Attorney-General Have to Hide?
Competitive Enterprise Institute sues NYAG Eric Schneiderman for a little Freedom of Information
How Libertarian Activists Helped Impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
"Brazil's democracy has never been stronger."
When Reason Met Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the DNC
"If free speech is so great, why are they just giving it away for free?"
FBI's Comey Proposes an 'Adult Conversation' About Giving the FBI Whatever They Want
Two words from a government official to dismiss decades of expertise on encryption.
Venezuela Prepares for Massive Protests By Arresting Activists
2008 Cato Institute Milton Friedman Prize winner Yon Goicoechea is among the arrested.
'Pre-Search' Is Coming to U.S. Policing
Does the Fourth Amendment protect against unreasonable searches before the fact?
NSA 'Cyber Weapons' Leak Shows How Agency Prizes Online Surveillance Over Online Security
The NSA opportunistically hoards and deploys powerful bugs that make everyone less secure online.
Hillary Clinton's Staff Turned to Snowden's Wisdom for Cybersecurity Advice
Would she allow the rest of us to be equally protected?
Outrage Over U. Chicago Trigger Warning Letter Shows Power of Political Correctness
Uncomfortable learning under threat.
Government-Sponsored Hacking of Activists Should Give Authorities Pause, Not Inspiration
How an oppressive Middle Eastern country led to everybody's iPhones getting a security update.
The Loophole That Allows French Bans on Veils, Head Scarves, and (Probably) Burkinis
Freedom of religion is supposedly guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights, but there are many exceptions.
University of Chicago Attacked Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces. Did It Also Attack Academic Freedom?
The New Republic's Jeet Heer interprets Dean Ellison's comments-wrongly, I suspect.
Federal Judge Rejects Move To Block Texas Campus Carry Law
Also, demonstrators carried sex toys around UT Austin to protest the law.
Baltimore Police Deploy Surveillance Tech Designed for the Iraq War
Cameras attached to the bottom of a small plane can capture an area of roughly 30 square miles at any given time, transmitting real-time images to the ground.
Finally: University of Chicago Warns Freshmen Not to Expect Safe Spaces, Trigger Warnings
Let's give Dean of Students John Ellison a round of applause.
France's Burkini Ban is the Ridiculous Yet Totally Predictable Result of Legislating Morality
The French government has long tried to mandate correct thinking and secularism by curbing free expression.
Does Facebook Consider You a Liberal, Conservative, or Moderate?
Here's how to find out how the social-media giant classifies your politics for advertisers. And how to change its obvious mistakes!
Hulk Hogan's Gawker Smackdown Hurts Press Freedom
Peter Thiel's funding of speech-chilling privacy litigation is totally misguided, people.
Hey Students! Make Your School the First Heterodox University!
Want to support free speech and greater viewpoint diversity on your campus? Here's how.
In Europe, Terrorists Arm Themselves on the Black Market While Populists Champion Self-Defense Rights
Forget stories of restrictive laws; predators have easy access to weapons, but honest people can get into trouble for defending themselves.
Calling Out 'Political Correctness' Is Offensive, Says University of Wisconsin
UW-Milkwauee accuses its critics of playing speech police, fails to grasp irony.
This Comedian Was Fined $42,000 for Telling a Joke. His Response Was Perfect.
'I'll just move to Syria or Saudia Arabia or some country that respects free speech as much as Canada does.'
Religious Freedom Invoked (Successfully) in Federal Transgender Discrimination Case
Judge smacks down EEOC attempt to apply federal civil rights law against funeral home.
California, Los Angeles County, Sued Over Their Laws and Policies on Carrying Guns
Lawsuit insists a combination of restrictions against both open and concealed carry of weapons in the state constitute a Second Amendment violation.
Univision Bites Head Off Gawker but Keeps Its Appendages
Principal site to be shuttered. Ancillary pages to continue.
Ex Top Cop: We Need a New Model of Policing
L.E.A.P.'s Neill Franklin reacts to Philando Castillo and Anton Sterling shootings, the deaths of Dallas police officers, and #BlackLivesMatter.
Army Veteran Hangs U.S. Flag Upside Down to Protest Eminent Domain, Gets Arrested
A law banning "flag desecration" that's already been declared unconstitutional remains on the books in Iowa.
California Asset Forfeiture Reform Heading to Approval
Police will have to get convictions in many cases before taking people's stuff.
Peter Thiel's Free-Floating Right to Privacy Is Inconsistent With Freedom of Speech
The Paypal billionaire, a self-described libertarian, thinks the threat of financial ruin will improve journalism.
New Frontiers in Gendered-Bathroom Battles
Regulations target transgender access to restrooms in federal buildings and beds in homeless shelters.
Bot-Run Company of the Future Gets Hacked
A funny thing happened on the way to a post-capitalist, crypto-anarchist utopia.
