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opinion
Group Waging War on Meter Maids Tests Free Speech Limits
Forgetful residents of the New Hampshire city of Keene have found an ally with a group of activists who call themselves Free Keene. These self-styled “Robin Hooders” run ahead of meter officers, and slip nickels into expired meters. Free Keene members leave cards informing vehicle owners that they have been “Saved from the King’s Tariff!”… -
opinion
Enough With the Outrage Police: Free Speech Matters
Americans take justifiable pride in their right to free speech. People may be muzzled by their government in places such as Cuba and North Korea, but not here. You can say what’s on your mind without fear of prosecution. But can you do so without fear of persecution? More and more, it seems, the answer… -
opinion
Kirsten Powers on the War Against Free Speech and Why Most on the Left Don’t Get It
I spoke with Fox News contributor Kirsten Powers this week about her new book, “The Silencing: How the Left Is Killing Free Speech.” Powers gives example after example of how those who oppose a particular political or cultural view will pull out all the stops to silence and shame their opposition. I begin by asking… -
opinion
Cartoon: Feeding Frenzy on Free Speech
News coverage of the Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas, where the two attackers who opened fire on the event were killed by police, has exposed a lack of understanding about the First Amendment among many in the mainstream media. It was not created to protect speech that doesn't offend anyone. It was created to protect… -
opinion
A Standing Ovation for Free Speech at the Golden Globes
Hollywood celebrities delivered a standing ovation in support of free speech this evening at the Golden Globe Awards. After show hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler began with a running theme that poked fun at Sony’s decision not to release “The Interview” in theaters because of threats from North Korea, things got a bit more… -
opinion
Free Speech Isn’t Free, Even at Berkeley
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley. The student movement that sparked the rebellions of the 1960s is widely celebrated, particularly at Berkeley, which has hosted several dozen special classes, sing-ins and lots of “political” poetry over the past month. Berkeley’s embrace of the FSM… -
news
Union’s Free Spending Raised Free Speech Concerns at Issue in Court Case
Union leaders based in Chicago racked up more than $13,000 in hotel charges to attend President Obama’s second inauguration and more than $6,000 to purchase booze for a Christmas party the month before. If the bosses of the Service Employees International Union plan to continue spending in that fashion, though, they may have to find… -
opinion
This Proposed Amendment Would Violate Your Right to Free Speech (But Not the Media’s)
Imagine if Congress passed and the president signed a law making it a crime to utter “false, scandalous and malicious” statements “against the government.” Do you think that would violate your right to free speech? Of course it would. It’s startling to realize that such a law was, in fact, enacted at one time. In…