March 20, 2023 12:32 am
Time Is Running Out To Speak Freely About Free Speech In America
Americans need to have an important discussion about free speech now — before the Censorship Complex makes it impossible to do so.
Tags: censorship, FEDERALIST, First Amendment, free speech, Government, Media Bias, twitter
March 17, 2023 9:51 am
Christopher Rufo Wants To Shut Down ‘Activist’ Academic Departments. Here’s Why He’s Wrong.
“Professors are not mouthpieces for the government,” says FIRE’s Joe Cohn. “For decades, the Supreme Court of the United States has defended professors’ academic freedom from governmental intrusion.”
Tags: censorship, Civil Liberties, education, First Amendment, free speech, REASON
March 17, 2023 5:00 am
America’s Losing Its Free Speech Consensus
Americans shouldn’t have to fight to the death to defend their foes’ right to speak, but they should at least stop trying to censor, shame, shun and destroy each other.
Tags: california, censorship, First Amendment, free speech, REASON
March 16, 2023 11:54 pm
DOD Pays Media-Rating Scammers To Create Propaganda And Censorship Tech For U.S. Government
Our tax dollars are funding the development of media-monitoring products that can be deployed to censor ordinary Americans via Big Tech.
Tags: censorship, Department of Defense, FEDERALIST, First Amendment, free speech
March 16, 2023 11:08 am
The Supreme Court Tackles the First Amendment Right To Encourage Illegal Immigration
Understanding what’s at stake in United States v. Hansen
Tags: Civil Liberties, constitution, First Amendment, free speech, immigration, REASON, Supreme Court
March 15, 2023 1:57 pm
A Florida Bill To Censor Professors Just Got Even Worse
The bill now bans a battery of poorly-defined “Critical Theory” concepts, and prevents schools from funding programs that promote “diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
Tags: Civil Liberties, First Amendment, free speech, REASON
March 13, 2023 2:08 pm
Yes, There Are Libertarians During Bank Runs
Plus: The editors recommend the best books for sparking interest in free market principles.
Tags: Bailouts, censorship, Congress, economics, entitlements, Federal Reserve, First Amendment, Free Markets, free speech, money, Politics, REASON, Social Security, taxes, twitter
March 10, 2023 8:45 am
Democrats Deride the Twitter Files Reporters as ‘So-Called Journalists’
Members of Congress showed their true colors at a Thursday hearing.
Tags: censorship, Congress, First Amendment, free speech, REASON, twitter
March 8, 2023 12:20 pm
Ron DeSantis Disavows Bill That Would Require Political Bloggers To Register With the Government
State legislators “have independent agency to do things. I don’t control every single bill that has been filed,” said DeSantis on Tuesday.
Tags: First Amendment, free speech, Internet, Legislation, REASON
March 8, 2023 9:08 am
How House Weaponization Committee Republicans Can Get The Most From Their ‘Twitter Files’ Witnesses
Most committee hearings flounder because politicians waste time grandstanding, but lawmakers shouldn’t squander the chance to ask insightful questions of the ‘Twitter Files’ witnesses.
Tags: censorship, FEDERALIST, First Amendment, free speech, House, twitter
March 8, 2023 6:35 am
FTC Seeks Names of All Journalists With Whom Musk Shared Twitter Documents
Plus: U.S. special forces seeks “next generation” deepfake tech, the economic cost of the PRO Act, and more…
Tags: First Amendment, Free Markets, free speech, Internet, REASON, twitter
March 7, 2023 12:00 am
Whistleblower: FBI Targeted Innocent Rally-Goers Just For Being In D.C. On Jan. 6
The FBI’s D.C. field office treated Americans exercising their right to free speech as suspected criminals, with no evidence to do so.
Tags: Corruption, FBI, FEDERALIST, First Amendment, free speech
March 6, 2023 2:35 pm
Conservatives Who Want To Weaken Defamation Standards May Regret Opening That Can of Worms
Contrary to the Supreme Court’s First Amendment precedents, Donald Trump thinks harsh criticism of the president should be actionable.
Tags: CNN, First Amendment, free speech, REASON, Supreme Court
March 3, 2023 11:40 am
Federal Appeals Court Upholds First Amendment Right To Warn Drivers of Police Ahead
Michael Friend was arrested in 2018 for holding a sign that read “Cops Ahead” near a police checkpoint. That arrest violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Tags: ACLU, First Amendment, free speech, REASON