The 5th Circuit Says Criminalizing Journalism Is Not Obviously Unconstitutional
The appeals court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a Laredo gadfly who was arrested for asking questions.
The appeals court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a Laredo gadfly who was arrested for asking questions.
Priscilla Villarreal, also known as "Lagordiloca," has sparked a debate about free speech and who, exactly, is a journalist.
The Things Fell Apart host explains how a 1988 quack medical concept inspired George Floyd's death in 2020 and how Plandemic rewrote Star Wars.
The Things Fell Apart host Jon Ronson explains how a 1988 quack medical concept inspired George Floyd's death in 2020 and how Plandemic is basically a rewrite of Star Wars.
How identity politics and institutional cowardice have undermined the free speech on which our society relies.
John Stossel and the English actress discuss their shared problem—and why they'd like to destigmatize stuttering.
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Instead of indulging in politically risky sedition prosecutions of the black press, the government relied on indirect methods of behind-the-scenes manipulation and intimidation.
The growing anti-transparency atmosphere in the state might make the Florida Man extinct.
An NBC investigation revealed how Jackson, Mississippi, police keep burying people in pauper's graves after failing to inform their families about their deaths.
The former journalist defends misinformation in the Trump era and explains why so many journalists are against free speech.
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Turns out subjecting presidential aspirants to libertarian-flavored scrutiny is good for journalism! And sanity.
The growing anti-transparency atmosphere in the state might make the Florida Man extinct.
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The limits of "we just don't believe you" as a news-consuming habit
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"After Trump, everybody's tolerance for exploring different points of view kind of dried up," says the star Substack writer.
A 2022 Canadian case involving what looks like a stoned mistake seems to be the closest real-world example of this purported danger.
When you use incorrect stats to bolster your claims, as Reuters did, all kinds of foolish conclusions follow.
Journalism's in-house critics take a bold stance against attempting journalism, because of Trump.
After the student paper pressed university officials for interviews, its faculty adviser got into trouble.
With journalistic standards like these...
The Semafor editor and former BuzzFeed News editor in chief on the online media explosion of the 2000s.
The paper worries that "social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against political misinformation."
It's no mystery why the former president preferred a forum in which his record and positions would face no serious challenge.
Painkiller reflects an indiscriminate anti-opioid bias that has caused needless suffering.
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Larkin, 74, took his own life on Monday, just a little over a week before he was slated to stand trial for his role in running the web-classifieds platform Backpage.
Journalism is an activity shielded by the First Amendment, not a special class or profession.
Political appointees should have no role in faculty hiring decisions.
Prominent reporters and powerful officials know each other, share attitudes, and trust each other.
"If he goes down, so will journalism," Assange's father John Shipton says in the documentary.
The journalistic crusade against "bothsidesism" is an unsubtle attempt at enforcing political orthodoxy.
The You Can't Joke About That author says that free speech and dark humor can bring a fragmented country together.
Plus: A listener question considers the pros and cons of the libertarian focus on political processes rather than political results.
The paper's editorial board is happy to endorse the centralization of decision making when it supports their liberal policy preferences.
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The Blocked & Reported cohost talks about cancel culture, activism vs. truth, and why he quit Twitter.
He didn't pay much, we fought a lot, and he was one of the best bosses I ever had.
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The Brookside Police Department’s shakedown of travelers became a national news story and prompted federal lawsuits.
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The duty to retreat from public confrontations has nothing to do with the cases cited in recent stories about seemingly unjustified shootings.
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