Free Speech
This Is a Warning About Civil Debate
New Zealand, like America, must decide whether we will protect the space for robust, respectful debate – or whether we will surrender to a culture of fear where ideas are met not with words, but with violence.
You May Kill a Man
Charlie showed that a true free-speech champion listens, seeks to understand, allows disagreement, and is willing to admit when they are wrong or have more to learn. And he embodied what it means to stand strong in your convictions and share your perspectives boldly.
And the Death of Discourse
To honor Charlie Kirk, we must not surrender to the darkness that took his life. We must keep speaking, keep debating and keep standing for truth, even when the world hates us.
Criminalizing Free Speech to Protect the Lie
Rather than admit their mistakes and work to fix the mess they’ve created, Britain’s government is criminalizing the truth to cover up their lies and failures.
The Law Commission Jumps the Shark
'Ia Tangata' has been published and it is as bad as I predicted.
Face of the Day: Graham Linehan
Swarmed by five armed coppers and nearly killed… for tweets.
The Need for the Dundee Boudica
The Dundee lass reminds us of the fighting spirit that still exists. She stands her ground, resisting like a lion against a pack of hyenas: a spark waiting for the day it can rise again.
School Apologises to Student for Excluding Speech
FSU staff will now provide training at the school on best practice guidance on freedom of speech in an educational setting.
From ‘Banter Bill’ to Bias Hotlines: The Rise of Snitches
From Britain’s proposed speech laws to US bias hotlines, state-backed reporting networks are encouraging citizens to monitor – and punish – one another.
Free Speech and Holocaust Denial
Holocaust denial should be treated for what it is: a deliberate falsehood with the sole goal to cause harm and sow hatred.
Free Speech and Jewish Safety on Campus Are Not Incompatible
It’s time universities take Columbia’s lead and act like it.
So, Cancel Culture or Juniper Salon
It is far better that people are free to discriminate, with the market free to react, than to pass more ineffective laws which merely hide the practice rather than eliminate it.