Free Speech
Free Speech Showdown Today
At 10am today the Moncrief-Spittle & Cumin v Regional Facilities Auckland Ltd & Ors will begin at the Auckland High Court before Justice Jagose. The Free Speech Coalition has received a lot of questions about the proceedings so they have provided the following detail for those who are following
Izzy Isn’t Backing Down
Israel Folau has emerged as the unlikely champion of freedom of expression in Australia’s culture wars. Unlike too many spineless cowards in the public sphere, Folau is not only standing his ground he’s also taking the fight right up to the wokescolds. Israel Folau has broadened his case
Alan Jones Gets Last Laugh on Lefty Haters
Izzy Folau is getting a run for his money as the most unlikely, yet most necessary, champion of free speech in the culture wars in Australia. Alan Jones is a divisive figure, not just for the lefties who hate him with a passion, but even for many on the centre
University of Canterbury Correct to Not Interfere with Student Comedy
Free Speech Coalition Press Release: The Free Speech Coalition urges the University of Canterbury to resist bullying calls to suppress student freedom of speech. As an arm of the state, Canterbury is bound to uphold the freedom of speech assured by the NZ Bill of Rights Act. As a university
Australia’s Religious Discrimination Bill Unveiled
The Morrison government has finally released the draft of its long-awaited religious freedom bill. While it will obviously take some time – and someone with more than a bush lawyer’s understanding – to sort through the bill, there are some initial grounds for encouragement. The government has, it says, tried
PragerU v. Google
Today we took Google to court in Seattle’s Ninth Circuit for restricting over 200 PragerU videos. Governor Pete Wilson, attorney Peter Obstler, CMO Craig Strazzeri, and Will Witt give a press conference after oral arguments. It’s time to stand up as lovers of freedom and fight back against
Leaked New Law will Give Police Power to Judge Hate Speech
National party Press Release: A leaked copy of the government’s Arms Legislation Bill reveals law-abiding firearms owners and gun clubs will be hit hardest, rather than gangs and genuine criminals, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. “I’m worried about the path this government is going down
The Face has Changed But the Dangerous Rhetoric Stays the Same
New Zealand’s new Race Relations Commissioner is spouting the same dangerous rhetoric as the old Race Relations Commissioner. The face may have changed but the anti-free speech sentiment is still there in spades. To mangle an utterance attributed to Henry II of England, Will no one rid me
Epic NZ Battle: Free Speech vs Phil Goff
Free Speech Coalition: A year ago the Free Speech Coalition was launched as a result of Auckland Mayor Phil Goff’s announcement that he was ‘banning’ two controversial Canadian speakers from the Council-owned Bruce Mason Centre. New Zealanders like you and I said “no” to Mr Goff, and donated
Conservative Opinions Not Welcome
Last week I wrote about how Wokeness has infected Miss Universe New Zealand. It seems that the Ms America pageant is not immune either. Katie Williams is disappointed that just days before the Ms. America pageant she was stripped of her Ms. Nevada State 2019 title and denied the chance
‘Bullying on the Left’ Shutting Down Comedy Acts
Sky News host Andrew Bolt says “the new bullying on the left” is shutting down not just debates but also comedy acts. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
FSC Podcast: NZ & the UK, Censorship Culture & Political Correctness.
Free Speech Coalition’s Dr David Cumin interviews British journalist and editor of Spiked! Online, Brendan O’Neill. David and Brendan discuss the similarities between New Zealand and Britain regarding free speech, censorship culture and the current climate surrounding political correctness. Brendan gives his views on the scope of free
Now They are Coming for Our Satire
Snopes is at it again. This time they have targeted the Satirical site the Babylon Bee. If you haven’t heard of them before this is how the site describes itself. The Babylon Bee is the world’s best satire site, totally inerrant in all its truth claims. We write
Prayer Challenged at Tauranga Airport
I want to share a story with you all about heavy-handed behaviour exhibited by a security person at Tauranga airport towards a Russian Orthodox Christian lady who was praying out of the way of others. I expect that it will provoke a discussion about tolerance of those who are
Not the Answer They Wanted: Whites Aren’t the Haters After All
Some years back, a couple of British feminist Labour MPs commissioned a report into “sexist hate-speech” on Twitter. Somewhat to the embarrassment of the MPs who wanted to “Reclaim the Internet” for women, the study actually found that more than half of the abusive tweets aimed at women…came