Free Speech
Campaign speech needs First Amendment protection
Bradley Smith writes for National Review Online about the importance of protecting political speech. Here’s a thought experiment: What percentage of your fellow citizens would have to vote against one of your constitutional…
Multiculturalism now comes into conflict with free speech
Brianna Lyman writes for the Federalist about a conflict between competing principles. For years conservatives warned that multiculturalism and free speech are on a collision course. If a society starts treating every culture…
Britain makes ‘illiberal mistake’ regarding speech
Editors at National Review Online criticize a recent government action across the pond. The British government has banned Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering the United Kingdom on the grounds that “their presence in the…
Let judicial candidates speak
Judicial elections are important, and voters need information to make correct decisions North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has faced attempts to silence her speech on public issues There can be a balance…
Pondering when speech becomes dangerous
Ben Shapiro writes for PJMedia.com about the acceptable bounds of speech. Americans love arguing about free speech. We invoke the First Amendment as a kind of political force field: You can say whatever you want, whenever you…
Finnish case shows threat to free speech in Europe
Editors at National Review Online sound an alarm about the recent treatment of a government official in Finland. Päivi Räsänen is a doctor, a grandmother, and a long-serving member of Parliament in Finland. She’s a…
Celebrating Alito’s 20 years on SCOTUS
Shawn Fleetwood of the Federalist marks one significant U.S. Supreme Court anniversary. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito just hit a major milestone in his judicial career. On Saturday, the Bush appointee marked his 20th…
Anti-Trump lawfare was also attack on free speech
Jesse Franklin-Murdock writes for the Federalist about interesting revelations in a recent deposition. In the last few months, we have gained valuable insights into former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s unprecedented effort to…
Jimmy Lai case real-life example of democracy ‘dying in darkness’
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about disturbing developments in Hong Kong. America’s propaganda media wouldn’t know what a real “attack” on press freedom would look like if it hit them in the face. But the same…
Trump administration attacks on speech are possibly unconstitutional and certainly unwise
Since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, members of the Trump administration have made statements that, at best, demonstrate a cavalier attitude towards the right to free speech and, at worst, show a clear intention to…
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