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. Continue reading →
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. Continue reading →
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. Continue reading →
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. Continue reading →
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. Continue reading →
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. Continue reading →
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. Continue reading →
“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. Continue reading →
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. Continue reading →
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. Continue reading →