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…human nature, is still the dominant intellectual force governing the academy and many other American institutions. Free Speech No Longer Means Free Speech How’s the progressive legacy working out for…

…and “heckler’s vetoes” become accepted practices, then no matter what the law says, free speech as a concept will die. The English Roots of Free Speech Many of the freedoms…

…protecting free speech: “Freedom of speech is essential to freedom of thought; it is essential to democratic self-government; and the alternative—government censorship and control of ideas—has always led to disaster.”…

…those who value free speech. He seems to comprehend that free speech is essential to preserving a free society, and that social media has replaced the physical town square as…

…the true one, but to judge by the reactions to Sessions’ speech it appears many Americans do indeed need a free speech 101 class. Free Speech Is Not Saying Anything…

…power to keep free people from speaking their minds. Thus, if maintaining a free people requires free speech, it followed that the government must be kept from controlling speech. For…

…Question On The Survey: Free Speech Or Diversity? There’s one question in the survey that crystallizes the problem with how we think about free speech in a pluralistic society these…

…free speech and religious freedom on campus. It declares that “an institution of higher education should facilitate the free and open exchange of ideas” and that “students should not be…

…Any philosophy of free speech that suggests so is wrong-minded and averse to the very concept of free speech. It is a dangerous time for free speech. It’s not being…

…soon just have to accept hedging any thoughts and words that can possibly thwart social harmony. However, many opponents of free speech usually claim not to eliminate free speech altogether,…

…is a good chance that American enemies of American free speech will shortly mount a sustained and eventually successful effort to drastically reduce American speech freedoms. Who are these enemies?…

…for “free speech.” These questions mostly track fear or dislike of certain groups, not free speech as a principle. Who, in 2018, would seriously support restricting the speech of gay…

…has defined the American version of free speech has fallen to political correctness. The American version of free speech in its totality now only exists online. The truth has become…

…ideological affiliations, value free speech. Defending free speech shouldn’t be a battle between conservatives and liberals. Rather, it is a battle between freedom and tyranny. Free speech is a fundamental…

…Categorical Imperative In Speech The Left generally argues that part of free speech is exercising it to marginalize the incorrect speech of others. It is a kind of natural selection…

…February 1 that led the University of California at Berkeley to cancel a speech by Milo Yiannopoulos, President Trump tweeted, “If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices…

Each year, Americans mark the third week in October as Free Speech Week: a nationwide event aiming to raise public awareness of the importance of freedom of speech and of…

…speech . . . to some social end. It does not require ‘good speech’ or ‘polite speech’ or ban ‘negative speech.’ At first blush, the professors’ view seems anodyne. After…

…of speech. Free speech is the right to say what you want; free press is the right to publish those opinions. They are freedoms that belong to all of us….

…their fellow citizens care about free speech. But if we let free speech desertion slide, that belief will fade, and with it our free society. Whatever our institutions say about…

…individuals think—about anything—require enforced silencing. If the “Freedom for All Americans” meme is about freedom (which it’s not), then it’s only about negative freedom. That is, freedom from “discrimination.” Freedom…

In his recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Yale President Peter Salovey tried to explain how colleges can make room for both freedom of speech and a culture of…

…of free speech never would have allowed for such a clear abuse of that right. There are indeed proper limits on free speech; and they include using it to openly…

…The Spectator, running free schools for gifted underprivileged kids, or doing stand-up routines or podcasts, he is busy setting up a Free Speech Union against humorless Soviet scolds, his latest…

…the act of hosting (or rejecting) speech is its own protected speech, and thus the First Amendment prohibits the government from interfering in that “speech.” Section 2’s disclosure requirements likewise…

…these pages about the dangers of free speech absolutism, about the responsibility that free speech places on citizens to wield it wisely and with measured moderation. But when The New…

…college revolutions of the sixties may have been fueled by free speech, but as Caitlin Flanagan has argued, “Once you’ve won a culture war, free speech is a nuisance, and…

…example, to understand the Musk takeover of Twitter as a potential victory for authentic free speech. For Serwer, the entire debate about free speech on Twitter is a canard, “a disingenuous…

…and for free speech comes from John Stuart Mill, whose arguments in favor of free speech Whittington divides into three: an argument from humility, an argument from arrogance, and an…

…likewise unequivocal. In 2012, Twitter’s then-vice president declared, “We are the free speech wing of the free speech party.” Twitter’s chief legal officer stated that same year, “We should not…

Keith E. Whittington, a professor of politics at Princeton University, calls his latest book, Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech, a “reminder”—a term suggesting that we’ve forgotten something…

…martyrs of free expression we’ve had over the decades. They risked something real. .@artbyrichy No, “free speech” is not a “problem myth,” but the freedom from which all other freedoms…

…free speech. But I disagree with her on this issue precisely because I care about free speech, not because I care about HanA**holeSolo in particular. Powers argues: This man’s speech…

…speech, but basic communication, a utility. In the case of a college lecture hall, the speech in question is not actually free. The professor can make his arguments and say…

The great thing about free speech is that it is, in fact, free. You don’t have to spend a single penny to speak your mind—just ask the local street-corner preacher…

A new ranking of the free speech climates on 55 of America’s “largest and most prestigious campuses” puts the University of Chicago at No. 1, which is either just plain…