free speech
Feature
The Coddling of the Elites
Free speech for whom, exactly?
Hamilton Nolan
Feature
There Is a Coordinated Campaign to Suppress Criticism of Israel
Israel's human rights violations are accompanied by U.S. efforts to stifle dissent.
Azadeh Shahshahani
Viewpoint
We’ll Beat the Fascists With Ideas, Not Fists
As bad as the far Right is, shutting them down is poor strategy.
Nathan Robinson
Viewpoint
Don’t Give Fascism an Inch
To defeat white supremacy, we must confront it directly.
Natasha Lennard
Viewpoint
Why I Helped Shut the “Alt-Right” Down
While different situations call for different tactics, sometimes the only option is denying a platform.
Mukund Rathi
Viewpoint
Should Silicon Valley Really Be Allowed To Decide What Is and Isn’t Hate Speech?
The internet is a bastion of free speech—but that's not always a good thing.
Susan J. Douglas
Viewpoint
Why Jonathan Chait Is Wrong About Marxism, Liberalism and Free Speech
According to Marxists, the glaring problem with liberalism isn’t its emphasis on freedom and equality, but its inherent inability to ever meaningfully achieve these ideals in practice.
Tyler Zimmer
Culture
The Blacklist in ‘Trumbo’ Didn’t Just Restrict Free Speech. It Changed How We Talk About Freedom.
Trumbo misses the opportunity to tell a more faithful, radical narrative of cinema's Red Scare and its resistors.
Andrew Paul
Feature
The McCutcheon Ruling Is Citizens United 2.0
The Supreme Court's decision to remove caps on personal political campaign contributions will tighten the 1% stranglehold on American politics.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
ACLU Attacks Idaho’s New ‘Ag-Gag’ Law
Andrew Mortazavi
Dispatch
Free Speech, for Art’s Sake
A Chicago sidewalk salesman prepares to sue his city.
Robin Peterson