Ge Chen Assistant Professor in Global Media & Information Law Durham University China’s drive to expand its influence through soft power mechanisms like censorship is coming into sharper focus, especially under Xi Jinping’s leadership. Recently, the social media app TikTok has become a prominent symbol of this global
Thomas Buckley Thomas Buckley is the former mayor of Lake Elsinore, Cal. and a former newspaper reporter. He is currently the operator of a small communications and planning consultancy. brownstone.org “I remember when Friday used to mean something,” said the dishevelled man on the bus. Dependent poverty has a
Joe Schaeffer libertynation.com There are two essential takeaways from the rioting in Ireland triggered by the stabbings of three children by an Algerian-born immigrant. First, the escalating violence that is a feature, not a bug, of rapid massive demographic upheaval in Western nations will be used as a pretext
Thomas Harrington Thomas Harrington, Senior Brownstone Scholar and 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, where he taught for 24 years. His research is on Iberian movements of national identity and contemporary Catalan culture. His essays are published at Words in The
Steven Tucker Steven Tucker is a UK-based writer with over 10 books to his name. His next, Hitler’s & Stalin’s Misuse of Science, comparing the woke pseudoscience of today to the totalitarian pseudoscience of the past, will be published in summer 2023. mercatornet.com Tough Crowd: How I
Ron Paul ronpaulinstitute.org Some libertarians dismiss concerns over social media companies’ suppression of news and opinions that contradict select agendas by pointing out that these platforms are private companies, not part of the government. There are two problems with this argument. First, there is nothing unlibertarian about criticizing private
Tierin-Rose Mandelburg Tierin-Rose grew up in a large Christian family on the coast of Connecticut. After high school she moved to Alabama to dance with a professional ballet company while attending Liberty University. She served as an MRC Culture intern in Spring 2021 and became staff shortly there after. newsbusters.
Sofia Hörder Sofia Hörder writes for ADF International (@ADFIntl), the legal advocacy organisation supporting Räsänen’s legal defence. mercatornet.com Who comes to mind when criminal charges categorised under “war crimes and crimes against humanity” are levied? Likely a dictator, corrupt general, or other terrorist actor. But the world has
Karl du Fresne bassettbrashandhide.com The Free Speech Union held its annual general meeting earlier this month in Christchurch. I was part of a panel that discussed free speech and the media. The following were my introductory remarks, which refer to incidents previously covered on my blog. Two years ago
Mark Angelides libertynation.com The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules […] that ban internet providers from discrimination in service coverage based on income level, race, and other protected classes. However, the November 15 decision is merely the opening salvo in a three-pronged attack on digital freedoms pushed by lawmakers,
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Incensed and inspired by someone else’s ongoing dealings with the Ombudsman we thought we could share our experiences. An NZDSOS member wrote to Health New Zealand (HNZ) to ask for the data from the Post Vaccine Symptom Check (PVSC) survey.
Jeffrey A Tucker Jeffrey A Tucker is founder and president of the Brownstone Institute. He is also Senior Economics Columnist for Epoch Times, author of 10 books, including Liberty or Lockdown, and thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social
Ruth Elisabeth Appel Ph.D. Candidate in Communication Stanford University Misinformation is a key global threat, but Democrats and Republicans disagree about how to address the problem. In particular, Democrats and Republicans diverge sharply on removing misinformation from social media. Only three weeks after the Biden administration announced the Disinformation
Emily Burns Emily Burns is a graduate of Sweet Briar College in Biochemistry and Music, and did studies toward a PhD in neuroscience at Rockefeller University. She is the founder of Learnivore and other ventures, and works with Rational Ground as a contributor. Aaron Kheriaty Aaron Kheriaty, Senior Brownstone Scholar
Catherine Salgado Catherine Salgado is a Staff Writer with Media Research Center’s NewsBusters’ Free Speech America. She also has a column, Washington’s Bayonette, on the Rogue Review and her own SubStack newsletter, Pro Deo et Libertate. Catherine previously wrote for The National Pulse and is a graduate of
Ben Terangi Ben Terangi is a freelance journalist writing from Milwaukee. mercatornet.com “We are flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation.” So said Jen Psaki, then-White House press secretary, in July 2021. They were words that would return to haunt the Biden administration and its sprawling network of
