The Commodification of Learning and the Decline of the Humanities We also have our separate âfacts,â often the result of what different media outlets consider newsworthy.â Julian Vigo 3 May 2018 · 10 min read
Why We Marched to Defend Free Speech in the UK Scottish people should have been a more visible presence, since the outcome of the case could curtail their freedom of speech. Helen Dale and Shazia Hobbs 27 Apr 2018 · 9 min read
The Scientific Importance of Free Speech These are merely tools that help us to accomplish a far greater mission, which is to choose between rival narratives, in the vicious, no-holds-barred battle of ideas that we call âscienceâ. Adam Perkins 13 Apr 2018 · 7 min read
Online Hate Speech and the Nazi Pug âHate speechâ has become the reliable battle-cry of the modern-day censor, but it is a largely meaningless concept. Matthew Mott 26 Mar 2018 · 6 min read
The Feminist Case for Free Speech Could it be time to reassess global standards of free speech to mute misogynist trolls and amplify the voices of women? Jacob Mchangama 23 Mar 2018 · 8 min read
The Meaning of Freedom Inside the hall, Petersonâs remarks were briefly interrupted by two protesters who mounted the stage and unfurled a banner that read âFreedom To Smash Bigotry.â Aaron Pope 14 Mar 2018 · 5 min read
"You're Fake News" The Unfortunate Reality of the Ad Hominem An ad hominem attack is one directed at an opponentâs character rather than the substance of his arguments and claims. Elio Martino 27 Feb 2018 · 6 min read
The Cultural Diversity Case for Free Speech Speech codes often claim to protect âcultural diversityâ on campuses, but they often do the reverse. Geoffrey Miller 16 Feb 2018 · 15 min read
Our Tribes and Tribulations Gathering by the campfire in our ideological tribes, we bask in the warm glow of unchallenged beliefs. Jaspreet Gill 10 Feb 2018 · 5 min read
In Defense of Offense The uncomfortable physiological feeling of hearing offensive speech, it would then seem, vindicates this view that one is being attacked. Michael Robillard 5 Feb 2018 · 15 min read
Buy Banned Books In our hyper-mediated, panoptical culture, where neurotic self-reference is now almost completely inescapable, the continuing contribution of imaginative fiction and investigative journalism has never been more necessary. Bonny Brooks 30 Jan 2018 · 9 min read
Why Free Speech Matters Whatâs at stake if both the legal protection and cultural environment sustaining free speech continues to deteriorate? Jacob Mchangama 25 Jan 2018 · 7 min read
The Internet Is Not a Childrenâs TV Channel The internet is not a TV station, a babysitter, a shopping mall, a kindergarten, or a support group. Matthew Mott 23 Jan 2018 · 6 min read
Margaret Atwood: Tried on Social Media, Convicted by the Press Social networks are effective at increasing participation â by lessening the level of motivation that participation requires. Sharon Coen 22 Jan 2018 · 5 min read
âHate Speechâ Does Not Incite Hatred The claim that âhate speechâ causes hatred, and thereby causes violence, is superficially appealing, but the more one thinks about it, the less sense it makes. Gordon Danning 18 Jan 2018 · 6 min read
