HATE SPEECH LAWS SOUND OBVIOUS UNTIL YOU ASK WHO DEFINES “HATE.” In The War on Words, Nadine Strossen and I argue that censorship rarely kills bad ideas, but rather drives them underground or turns their speakers into martyrs.

CALIFORNIA WANTS TO EXPORT CAMPUS SPEECH CODES TO THE WORKPLACE. Mandatory “anti-hate speech training” sounds harmless until you remember that “hate speech” has no clear legal meaning, and much of what activists call hate speech is protected by the First Amendment.

IF YOU THINK “WORDS ARE VIOLENCE” SOUNDS LESS LIKE MORAL CLARITY AND MORE LIKE A PERMISSION SLIP FOR MOBS, THIS TED TALK IS FOR YOU. A free society depends on a bright line between speech and violence.

THE CRITICS ARE WRONG ABOUT TENNESSEE’S CHARLIE KIRK ACT. The final bill would strengthen speech protections for students and faculty, support institutional neutrality, and push back on the heckler’s veto, but some critics seem more hung up on the name than the substance.

CAMPUS BUREAUCRATS ARE THE REAL ENGINE OF CANCEL CULTURE. Students supplied the outrage and administrators turned it into punishment. See the full episode of FIRE’s “So To Speak” with Rikki Schott now.

IF YOU’RE TIRED OF GROUPTHINK, SPEECH POLICING, AND THE IDEA THAT DISAGREEMENT IS HARM, THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU (OR YOUR KIDS). Speak Freely, Think Critically is a course on free speech, intellectual courage, and the habits needed to keep a free society free.

STRANGE HOW “BALANCE” ONLY CUTS ONE WAY: FIRE’s William Harris in National Review on Catholic University’s selective crackdown on pro-Israel speech.

SPEECH ISN’T VIOLENCE — AND PRETENDING IT IS MAKES US LESS FREE: Why blurring the line between argument and force leads to something far more dangerous with Nadine Strossen.

IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT… DON’T WATCH IT: Monty Python’s John Cleese nails the core principle of a free society in this conversation on comedy, cancel culture, and letting humor breathe.

XAI LAWSUIT PUTS COLORADO’S AI LAW ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH THE FIRST AMENDMENT: This case asks whether AI developers are more like plumbers or editors.

AFROMAN—AMERICAN PATRIOT: Thin-skinned police, rap videos and pound cake aside, this ridiculous saga is also seriously inspiring.

“AFROMAN WILL BRING IT TO YA”: Afroman reminds the world that that you can mock power without fear in this country, because we are a free people.

COME FOR THE LATEST ‘GREG ON THE RUN’ NOW WITH NEW ORIGINAL MUSIC & GRAPHICS!: Stay to learn why I, a co-author of ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’ oppose age verification laws & all the other latest, breaking free speech news!

COME FOR THE BEST ADVICE I’VE EVER RECEIVED: Stay for the video profile of my mentor, the great civil libertarian and FIRE co-founder, Harvey Silverglate.

‘PICK YOUR TEN: THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT IN MY LIFE: I used to think FIRE co-founder Harvey Silverglate’s wise words were only useful for people trapped in the middle of the culture war. But now we all are, so they’re useful for everyone.

THE PENTAGON’S ANTHROPIC ULTIMATUM AND THE CASE FOR THE ‘SEPARATION OF POWER AND TRUTH’: Once the state gets its grubby mitts on the operating system for knowledge, the downstream damage is to reality itself.

W, X… WHY? EU PLATFORM IS MISGUIDED AT BEST, SINISTER AT WORST: The announcement of an exciting new homegrown social media platform on the continent that leads in censorship innovation should be greeted with skepticism from a free speech perspective.

UK POLICE SHOW UP AT A VETERAN’S HOME FOR SHARING A MEME AND ARREST HIM: Bold enforcement of “grossly offensive” online speech chills debate and treats discomfort as a crime.

BRITISH POLICE ARREST COMMENTATOR COOKING DINNER OVER A FEUD — SEIZING FAMILY DEVICES: When mild dispute spills into criminal investigation, free expression is already lost.

NORWAY INVESTIGATES A LESBIAN FOR SAYING “MEN CAN’T BE LESBIANS” ON FACEBOOK: Fear of prosecution for stating biological reality shrinks the space for honest discourse.

SWISS AUTHOR SENT TO JAIL FOR BASIC SEX DIFFERENCE COMMENT ON FACEBOOK:
Jailing someone for a scientific observation weaponizes the law against dissent.

6 YEARS IN COURT FOR QUOTING THE BIBLE: Twice acquitted Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen is still fighting charges for citing Romans 1 in criticism of her church’s LGBTQ support because prosecutors won’t give up.