European Court: Woman's Criticism of Muhammad Doesn't Count as Free Expression
Her statements may have been offensive. But that doesn't mean she shouldn't have a right to make them.
Europe
America Should be More Like Sweden. But Not for the Reasons You Think: Podcast
Johan Norberg's new documentary shows how the Nordic nation traded stagnant socialism for a modern mixed economy
How the Right Abandoned Free Speech in Europe
The center-right Danish government, whose members defended the Mohammed cartoons, has passed more laws restricting free speech than any government since World War II, says free-speech podcaster Jacob Mchangama.
Russians and Reactionaries
The on-again, off-again flirtation between Mother Russia and the deplorables of Europe
Spain's Crackdown in Catalonia Won't Stop the Push for Self-Determination
If anything, it will make independence more attractive.
Antifa Has Backed Its Message With Violence for Decades in Europe
Homegrown or foreign, Antifa is a major challenge to the liberty we cherish.
How Freedom Made Us Rich
Economist Deirdre McCloskey explains the roots of "The Great Enrichment" of the last 200 years.
Trump's Wrong on Trade With Germany and a Liability to the Anti-NATO Argument
Both Trump and his mainstream critics are wrong about NATO.
Europeans Taking Their Fate in Their Own Hands? Quelle Catastrophe!
Donald Trump blunders his way into a healthy trans-Atlantic development.
Congress's Big Bad Week and Europe's Continued Decline: The New Fifth Column
Discussions of GOP spending, police abuse narratives, and the French elections, with guest James Kirchick
Forget Marine Le Pen: The Very Idea of Europe Is Finished [Reason Podcast]
James Kirchick, author of The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age, warns that American freedom is threatened by the loss of liberalism abroad.
It's Past Time to Dump the OECD
Let taxpayers in high-tax nations subsidize the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
'I'm Not Willing to Sacrifice Freedom of Expression on the Altar of Cultural Diversity'
Muhammad cartoon publisher Flemming Rose talks about immigration, free speech, and toleration.
Steve King Wants Us to Become More Like Europe So That We Don't Become More Like Europe
The Eurocentric paradox at the heart of American nationalism
Europeans Reconsidering Visa-Free Travel for Americans
Visa Waiver Program faces an uncertain future, though your summer vacation plans are almost certainly safe
Flemming Rose Against the Worldwide Suppression of Speech
"I am not willing to sacrifice freedom of expression on the altar of cultural diversity."
Will the Trump Administration Be Good For Liberland?
The "sovereign state" is hopeful President Trump will offer "silent support" for international recognition.
Anti-Trumpers Hyperventilate Over Nothingburger Story About U.S. Ambassadors Leaving After Inauguration Day
New York Times is very anxious about maybe 10 rich families being inconvenienced in a way military brats experience constantly.
The Neoliberal Era Is Over
Donald Trump's pro-tariff action yesterday underlines a reality long in the making: The post-Cold War neoliberal triumphalism is dead in the West.
The War on Free Speech Escalates
Assaults on freedom of speech in Europe and the United States.
How Long Before This Tool to Censor Images from Terrorists Gets Misused?
Amid European calls for speech crackdown, social media companies introduce tool for easier deletions.
Does Trump's Commitment to NATO Preclude Rethinking Relationships?
Based on everything seen on the campaign trail, no it doesn't.
Turkey's PM Rejects Europe's 'Red Line' On Freedom of the Press
Post-coup crackdown now hits one of Turkey's last remaining opposition news outlets.
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.
Elitist Rage With the Pro-Brexit Masses Echoes Longstanding British Suspicion of Democracy
Reptiles, insects, shit flowing from the busted sewer of bad ideas-this is how the media elite views the minds and actions of Brexit voters.
Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Microsoft Agree to Hate-Speech Code of Conduct
The tech companies agree to review hate-speech notifications within 24 hours and report on their efforts to the E.U.'s "High Level Group on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and all forms of intolerance by the end of 2016."
The EU Should Be Focusing on Its Own Countries' Transgender Laws, Not North Carolina's Bathrooms
Several nations within the union require sterilization before gender-change recognition.
Charlie Hebdo, Terrorism, and the Culture of 'You Can't Say That'
The strangling of free, open commentary on Islam in Europe has had an impact that is as predictable as it is dire.
The Costless Fix to Europe's Jihadi Problem
It needs to stop putting roadblocks in the way of refugees and immigrants seeking jobs
America Would Be Richer and Safer If Europe Paid For Its Own Defense
Europe can afford to defend itself.
At Least 130 Injured and 31 Dead In Brussels Airport, Metro Explosions
French prime minister says: "We are at war."
Is Liechtenstein a Libertarian Utopia?
Prince Hans-Adam II says open borders, low taxes, free trade, and small government should define "the state in the third millennium."
Terrorism In Europe is Less Common and Less Deadly Than in the Recent Past -- And Doesn't Justify Expanded Repressive Surveillance
International security researcher: "Western Europe is safer now than it has been for decades and is far safer than most other parts of the world."
Brendan O'Neill: 'The Real Threat To Free Speech Now Is Conformism and Cowardice'
Spiked's Brendan O'Neill on free expression, environmentalism as "an apology for poverty" and why he is "a Marxist libertarian."
Dutch Museum Renames Historic Paintings With More Politically Correct Names
PC hysteria: not just for Americans!
Who Are the European Jihadists?
Young and alienated, they tend to be uninterested in theology and not closely connected with the larger Muslim community.
Capitalism Is Good and Bernienomics Doesn't Work
Also, who will be the last American to die for the mistake of staying in Afghanistan?
French Win Right to Censor Internet All Over the World
French authorities says Google must apply "right to be forgotten" to international search-engine results.
A Libertarian Utopia on the Danube?
The president of Liberland, the world's newest sovereign state, speaks with Reason TV.
Liberland: A New Nation Founded on "Love and Freedom"
Can a country formed on limited government attain international legitimacy?
Europe's Restrictive Gun Laws Disarm Victims, Not Terrorists
A thriving and unbeatable black market makes weapons available no matter what officials intend.
International Attempts to Raise Corporate Taxes Hurt Everybody
Corporations provide an easy political target for tax-hungry politicians, but the burden of corporate taxes falls on ordinary citizens.
