This federal case could help end federal policing of public speech
It’s not every day that a federal judge asks attorneys representing the president if they’ve read their “1984.” Yet Judge Terry A. Doughty did just that last month, invoking the…
Green handouts shaped SVB biz, DeSantis exposes book-ban hoax and other commentary
Climate war: Green Handouts Shaped SVB Biz “If government funds it, they will come,” snarks The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley A. Strassel. “That’s one overlooked story line” in Silicon Valley…
How the feds spend $74M a year to try to censor Americans
Have you ever tweeted about Russia? You could be tarred as an “unwitting proliferator of Russian narratives” by US government scorekeepers. Do you support the French “yellow vest” anti-lockdown protests?…
Europe’s ‘anti-hate’ laws and arrests a warning for free speech in US
This week, the arrest of British Catholic woman for “praying” outside an abortion clinic has attracted international attention. But the jailing of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, director of anti-abortion group March for…
Revelations about Twitter-intel ties raise questions about Big Tech, other sites
The Twitter Files have provided stunning confirmation of a Deep State-Big Tech conspiracy to censor ideas and individuals deemed harmful to their shared ends — from protecting Joe Biden’s candidacy…
Trump vows free speech reform of government, universities, tech
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a series of aggressive and ambitious proposals to undo what he characterized as the suppression of free speech in the United States if…
Media’s silence on ‘Twitter files’ is shameful
Whatever happened to “All the news that’s fit to print,” and “Democracy dies in darkness,” the respective mottos of the two most influential newspapers in the country, The New York…
‘Our mere existence is illegal.’ As Moscow toughens anti-gay law, LGBTQ Russians fear for the future
Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 to connect with a…
Elon Musk’s Twitter won’t censor or boost hate speech
Twitter revealed new rules on its treatment of hateful speech Saturday, part of new owner Elon Musk’s vow to make the social-media giant a transparent bastion of free expression. “People…
Twitter’s shadow bans are why the public turned against ‘experts’
They say the coverup is worse than the crime. In this case, they’re both pretty bad. The latest release of internal Twitter files shows that users who opposed COVID lockdowns,…