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Speech Restrictions Justified by Child Safety Rarely Stop There

Australia's social media ban is the latest example of how regulations passed in the name of child safety become a vehicle for controlling political…

Apr 1 • Margaret Chambers

Would Afroman Have Won In Europe?

Freedom depends on denying public officials the power to punish those who hold them up to scorn.

Mar 27 • Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff

The Psychology of Speech Repression

Why do people across ideologies keep trying to silence dissent — and what does that reveal about the way our minds process threat, loyalty, and truth?

Mar 25 • Antoine Marie PhD

‘Free Speech’: Now Available in Spanish

Spanish-speaking outlets and commentators engage with my book on free speech history — now available as 'Libertad de expresión: Una historia global…

Mar 18 • Jacob Mchangama

Revoking Broadcast Licenses in Hungary? How A European Court Decision Emphasizes Media Freedom

Hungary called it administrative enforcement, but the Court of Justice of the European Union recognized a larger issue: a disproportionate crackdown on…

Mar 17 • Natalie Alkiviadou

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