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CBS Is Wrong About Free Speech and the Rise of Nazism February 18, 2025
Margaret Brennan should immediately google the Weimar Fallacy....
How Trump Can Score a Legal and Political Win on TikTok February 03, 2025
Despite the Supreme Court’s recent decision to allow the so-called “TikTok ban” law to stand, newly inaugurated President Donald J. Trump can save the platform, plain and simple. The ongoing legal push to ban the popular social media app is a devasta...
Disinformation Experts Hate Trump's Free Speech EO January 24, 2025
Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump signed a bevy of executive orders earlier this week, including one that seeks to end the federal government's...
Sen. Cotton’s TikTok Ban Is Misguided Attack on Free Speech January 21, 2025
An new effort led by Senator Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) to ban TikTok is a direct assault on the Trump Administration’s pledge to save the app. President Donald J. Trump has promised to give TikTok at least 90 days to avoid a current ban. The Biden Administ...
America’s Free Press Tradition January 21, 2025
Britain's dystopian-sounding Counter Disinformation Unit should make Americans grateful for our First Amendment....
So...Is TikTok Really Getting Banned? January 16, 2025
With a likely ban on the short-video app TikTok looming, creators seem split between denial and pure panic. "Fascist countries ban apps. Fascist countries...
TikTok Took a Beating at the Supreme Court January 13, 2025
The Supreme Court appeared largely—though not entirely—unmoved by arguments that a federal ban on TikTok would violate the First Amendment rights of the...
President Trump’s Smart Position on China Tariffs and TikTok January 09, 2025
President-elect Donald J. Trump has it right on how to deal with China. Trump has been talking tough on tariffs to stop China from taking advantage of American consumers while at the same time, he’s working to lift the TikTok ban. The President-elect...
Contextualizing Risk Weighing and Deference in the TikTok Decision December 20, 2024
As dust settles on this month’s federal court ruling against TikTok that could ultimately ban it in the United States, placing the decision in a broader context is essential. Setting aside legal nuances of tests like strict scrutiny, how most America...
Protecting Church From State December 18, 2024
The First Amendment puts the Church behind a protective wall that the State may not climb over or go around....
Support Freedom of Speech, Always December 14, 2024
I have been writing for many years for lots of different kinds of magazines, some online, some not. And I’ve written mostly about issues having to do with politics and the media, or just the media in its own right. I have long noted that while much c...
Make American Education Great Again December 10, 2024
After being ignored for the past four years, parents, grandparents, and concerned citizens across the country voted for a new direction for education in America. The pieces are now falling into place: both chambers will be led by the party that has m...
Hillary Clinton Wants to Kill the Internet October 08, 2024
Her comments are a reminder that this free-speech protection is far from safe....
Kerry’s Constitutional Confusion October 07, 2024
John Kerry, the former U.S. Naval officer, senator, secretary of state, and candidate for the presidency, a man who has taken the oath of allegiance to .......
Banned Books Week? Try 'First Amendment Week' Instead October 04, 2024
A few years ago, I taught a high school seminar class in civics and democracy at a New York charter school. My goal for the course was for students to see that the U.S. Constitution isn’t an ancient, dusty document, but an enduring set of principles,...
Judge Stops CA Law Targeting Election Misinformation October 04, 2024
This week, a federal judge halted enforcement of a California law targeting election misinformation. The ruling places an injunction on the law, which...
Elites Try to Stamp Out Free Speech October 03, 2024
If you want to know how hostile the global elite are to free speech, look no further than John Kerry’s recent speech to the World Economic Forum....
Yes, Tim Walz, You Can Shout 'Fire' in a Crowded Theatre October 03, 2024
It would be nice if everyone on a presidential ticket understood how the First Amendment works, but unfortunately, that seems to be too much to ask of .......
Politicians Talking Out of Both Sides of Their Mouth on TikTok October 03, 2024
It is a truth of Washington that politicians are good at talking out of both sides of their mouth. A case in point has been the push to ban TikTok, the wildly popular short video social media app. Some of the same politicians who have supported a ban...
Fascism Is on the March…From the Left? October 02, 2024
“Our First Amendment stands as a major block…in the ability to, you know hammer [“disinformation”] out of existence.” - John Kerry...
War on 'Foreign Influence' Is a War on the First Amendment September 10, 2024
2024 could be called the Year of FARA. Once an obscure and rarely enforced lobbying regulation, the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) has become the...
Compelling Speech, Compelling Censorship in California September 05, 2024
Safeguarding minors online is essential, but figuring out how to shield them from lawful yet allegedly harmful content in ways that don’t violate the First Amendment isn’t easy for legislators fixated on regulating businesses....
A Conservative Free-Speech Rock Star August 28, 2024
Keith Whittington seeks a more complete understanding of why free speech matters on campuses....
Durov’s Arrest Is Part of a Global War on Free Speech August 28, 2024
Governments around the world seek to suppress ideas and control communications channels....
Is Pavel Durov the Next Julian Assange? August 27, 2024
The Telegram co-founder may become a free-expression martyr for the terrible crime of enabling permissionless speech....
