Categories for Free Speech
Trump on the Stump
Donald Trump shows he's the master of campaigning as he says all his supporters want to hear, says James Alexander. In the UK many such things are unutterable, and that’s because after 1776 we followed different paths.
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Dr. Jeckyll and Marina Hyde
The Guardian's Marina Hyde has mocked Russell Brand for his baptism in the Thames. It's easy to scoff, says James Alexander, but at least Brand, like his new religion, is trying to find the truth.
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The UN Plots Our “Inclusive, Open, Safe and Secure Digital Future”, But We Aren’t Invited
At a 'Summit for the Future' in September, the UN is plotting to negotiate a Global Digital Compact that will usher in an "inclusive, open, safe and secure digital future". But we aren't invited.
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Elon Musk Wins Latest Censorship Battle in Australia as Federal Court Rules Against eSafety Commissioner
Can Australia’s eSafety Commissioner block content globally on demand? Not today, ruled the Australian Federal Court, in a win for Elon Musk. But the war is far from over.
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Reports of the Demise of the Scottish Enlightenment May Have Been Premature
A month after the arrival of Scotland's Hate Crime Act and it appears reports of the demise of the Scottish Enlightenment may have been premature, no thanks to the SNP but due to the doughty spirit of the Scots.
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The Push for Global Censorship in Australia
Should governments be able to censor online content for the entire world? That's what Australia is claiming the right to do. But do they really think China and Russia should be able to choose what the world sees?
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Eastern Europe is Showing Britain Up on Free Speech
It is now in Prague where freedom of speech is tolerated, and it is in Britain where it is under assault, says Štěpán Hobza. Sackings and character assassinations have proliferated in the 'cradle of liberalism'.
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The Micromanagement of Speech in the Workplace is Out of Control
Forget hate speech laws, says Dr David McGrogan. Speech in the workplace is already micromanaged in intolerable ways by employment law – and it's getting worse.
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The Freedom to Hate
Alas, once again a government has introduced a law to curb free speech and outlaw 'hate'. But if speech is so unpopular that some deem it hateful, that speech is the speech most worth protecting, says Lawrence Krauss.
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Trudeau’s Dystopian Online Harms Act Makes Margaret Atwood and George Orwell Look Like Amateurs
Amidst some stiff competition, perhaps the most ill-conceived piece of anti-free speech legislation currently being pushed through in the Western world is Canada’s appalling Online Harms Act, says Steven Tucker.
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