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A Tremendous Victory for Free Speech

brownstone.org Censorship is not just an attack on the free speech rights of the speaker; it is a coordinated effort against you, the citizen, and your right to information. It aims to perpetuate power by silencing dissent and destroying opposition. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed this principle

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The Cochrane Mask Review, and Fauci

The Cochrane Mask Review, and Fauci

Maryanne Demasi Maryanne Demasi, 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is an investigative medical reporter with a PhD in rheumatology, who writes for online media and top tiered medical journals. For over a decade, she produced TV documentaries for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and has worked as a speechwriter and political advisor

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The Global War on Thoughts

The Global War on Thoughts

David James ronpaulinstitute.org Laws to ban disinformation and misinformation are being introduced across the West, with the partial exception being the US, which has the First Amendment so the techniques to censor have had to be more clandestine. In Europe, the UK, and Australia, where free speech is not

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Ad Attacking Luxon Okay, Ad Promoting Women Banned

Ad Attacking Luxon Okay, Ad Promoting Women Banned

Family First CEO Bob McCoskrie is stunned that an ‘attack’ advertisement on National leader Christopher Luxon by a union has been allowed to be printed in the NZ Herald as a full wrap-around on the front page, yet an advertisement recently requested by Family First to be printed and asking

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Should We Ban Offensive Words?

Josie Pagani Political Commentator commonroomnz.com This article was first published by The Common Room Puffin – the jolly-sounding publishers of Roald Dahl, recently teamed up with the less jolly inclusive minds, to update Dahl’s books for children. ‘Keeping them relevant for a modern audience,’ they said. Well, sounds innocuous.

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CDC Now Refusing New Reports in Its V-Safe Program

CDC Now Refusing New Reports in Its V-Safe Program

David Gortler Dr David Gortler, a 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is a pharmacologist, pharmacist, research scientist and a former member of the FDA Senior Executive Leadership Team who served as senior advisor to the FDA Commissioner on matters of: FDA regulatory affairs, drug safety and FDA science policy. brownstone.org The

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Let’s Consider the Real Threat to Freedom

Gary Bauer Gary L Bauer is an Opinion Columnist at The Patriot Post, and is one of America’s most effective spokesmen for pro-life, pro-family, and pro-growth values. Bauer is a frequent guest on a wide variety of political talk shows and a much-in-demand speaker nationwide. PA Pundits – International papundits.

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If You Don’t Look, You Can’t Find

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com The New Zealand Ombudsman has dismissed NZDSOS’s complaint of 9 July 2021 despite claiming eight months ago that “you can be assured that your complaint remains a priority and is being actively monitored.” This dismissal comes 21 months after the

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Down the Slippery Slope (Part 3)

Down the Slippery Slope (Part 3)

C J Hopkins C J Hopkins is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and political satirist. consentfactory.org So, the Germans are putting me on trial for my thoughtcrimes, and, apparently, I’ve already been found guilty and sentenced. Bear with me and I’ll try to explain. The Berlin District Court

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What Happens Next?

What Happens Next?

James Fite Editor-at-Large. James is our wordsmith extraordinaire, a legislation hound and lover of all things self-reliant and free. An author of politics and fiction (often one and the same) he homesteads in the Arkansas wilderness. libertynation.com Donald J Trump is racking up the historic firsts. No other president

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What Is Wrong with NZ’s Hospitals

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com A whistle-blower in Hawke’s Bay recently spoke to Alex Spence from the New Zealand Herald about significant issues with the Radiology Department in Hawke’s Bay Hospital. The Herald will continue reporting on the impact of the staffing crisis in

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Australia Paves the Way for Soviet-Style Censorship

Rebekah Barnett Rebekah Barnett reports from Western Australia. She is a volunteer interviewer for Jab Injuries Australia and holds a BA in Communications from the University of Western Australia. Find her work on her Substack page, Dystopian Down Under. brownstone.org The Australian Government’s proposed new laws to crack

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Matt Taibbi’s Courageous Fight for Free Speech

Steve Dewey Steve Dewey is a retired federal financial regulator with 40 years of diverse business and financial experience in the private and public sectors. His career has involved the resolution of distressed asset portfolios and failed financial institutions in both Asia and the United States. In 2019, he founded

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If You Can’t Win the Debate, Just Censor

If You Can’t Win the Debate, Just Censor

“When you tear out a man’s tongue,” George R R Martin wrote in A Clash of Kings, “you are not proving him a liar: you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” When governments, bureaucrats and Big Tech conspire to silence people online, it’

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NZDSOS Serves MCNZ with Legal Papers

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) has recently filed for a High Court Judicial Review of the use of the “Guidance Statement” by the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) to threaten doctors into obedience to the government dictates.

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