Freedom of Speech . . . or Not

April 19, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… The Bill of Rights doesn’t mention that freedom of speech is restricted to a special class of establishment journalists. Freedom of speech is a universal property right, regardless of what the establishment-media gatekeepers say. Continue reading →

February 9, 2019 – Ilya Shapiro, Patrick Moran …… It is the epitome of state censorship for people not to be free to discuss even the very concept of free speech without facing investigation. Continue reading →

November 3, 2018 – Brittany Hunter …… If Twitter isn’t responsible for ISIS and Facebook isn’t responsible for murder, why is Gab responsible for the synagogue shooting? Continue reading →

August 3, 2018 – Ryan McMaken …… If speech can be equated with violence, then the extent of government control in daily life can be greatly expanded. Continue reading →

June 12, 2018 – Ryan McMaken …… As with the right to free speech in general, expressing one’s property rights depends partly on whose property one is standing. Continue reading →

October 20, 2017 – Gary Galles …… There can never be a good reason for denying anyone the freedom of thought, the freedom of expression, or the freedom of speech, even for “fake news.” Continue reading →

August 23, 2017 – Jeffrey Tucker …… The American Civil Liberties Union will no longer defend the right of speech, the right to associate, the right to protest and march, if one is carrying a gun while engaging in these activities. Shame on the ACLU for being philosophically inconsistent. Continue reading →

August 19, 2017 – Andrew Napolitano …… What about hate speech? The remedy for it is not to silence or censor it, because we need to know from whence it comes. The remedy is more speech — speech to challenge the hatred, speech to educate the haters, speech to expose their moral vacuity. More speech will create an atmosphere antithetical to hatred. Continue reading →