The Freedom Convoy Debate Demonstrates Why a ‘Right to Free Speech’ Makes No Sense
January 22, 2023 – Patrick Carroll …… A third perspective on protests, free speech, and freedom of assembly.
Freedom of Speech . . . or Not
The Alex Jones Verdict Shows the Danger of Defamation Laws
October 14, 2022 – Ryan McMaken …… The idea of defamation as a punishable legal matter is based on the notion that people do not have free will and are not responsible for their own actions.
Joe Rogan Schools Magazine Mogul Who Says Government Must ‘Regulate the Internet’
October 13, 2022 – Jon Miltimore …… Joe Rogan clearly understands the corrupting nature of power.
The Home Depot Employee Clash With Management Over BLM Logo Offers a Lesson on Rights and Contracts
October 1, 2022 – Walter Block …… Employers and workers should be free to make whatever voluntary arrangements are suitable to them. This is what economic freedom is all about.
Zuckerberg Explains to Joe Rogan Why Facebook Censored the Hunter Biden Laptop Story
August 30, 2022 – Patrick Carroll …… The roots of social media censorship are finally being exposed.
China’s Great Philosophers Would Be Horrified by What Mao and the CCP Created
July 11, 2022 – Lawrence W. Reed …… The teachings of Lao-tzu and Confucius aimed to achieve humane conditions and a virtuous people. The self-serving propaganda of the CCP is in a completely different league.
Netflix Delivers Salvo for Free Expression With 9 Little Words to Employees: ‘Netflix May Not Be the Best Place for You’
May 17, 2022 – Jon Miltimore …… Netflix is no longer trying to please everyone, and that’s a win for free expression.
“Ministry of Truth” Trends on Twitter After Government Unveils New “Disinformation Governance Board”
April 30, 2022 – Jon Miltimore …… The revelation that the government had created a new board to fight “disinformation” prompted a slew of Nineteen Eighty-Four comparisons.
We Can Know What’s False. But We Shouldn’t Censor It.
April 29, 2022 – Matt Hampton …… We should have learned by now that censorship is bad even if you’re confident that you’re censoring “the right things.” But the debate continues.
Elon Musk Bought Twitter, and the Pundits Sure Are Mad
April 26, 2022 – Ryan McMaken …… Elon Musk just bought Twitter, and Twitter’s most active users—a group composed largely of mainstream journalists—can’t stand the idea that a social media platform might actually tolerate dissenting voices.