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The Nation’s editors are now taking aim at language itself, reducing the complexity of human communication to a primitive understanding of words.
Free speech advocates don’t defend the speech rights of Nazis because they believe that Nazis have anything valuable to contribute to a marketplace of ideas.
The most influential newspaper in the world, the standard bearer of the Establishment, is announcing that free speech is, or should be, over.
The SPLC, which had already removed the “Field Guide” from its website in April, issued a retraction and an apology—and agreed to pay Nawaz a $3.4 million settlement.
Several Stanford University campus groups began protesting a free speech initiative that seemed designed to stir up controversy and privilege right-wing voices.
We also have our separate ‘facts,’ often the result of what different media outlets consider newsworthy.”
Scottish people should have been a more visible presence, since the outcome of the case could curtail their freedom of 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 “science”.
“Hate speech” has become the reliable battle-cry of the modern-day censor, but it is a largely meaningless concept.
Could it be time to reassess global standards of free speech to mute misogynist trolls and amplify the voices of women?
Inside the hall, Peterson’s remarks were briefly interrupted by two protesters who mounted the stage and unfurled a banner that read “Freedom To Smash Bigotry.”
An ad hominem attack is one directed at an opponent’s character rather than the substance of his arguments and claims.
Speech codes often claim to protect ‘cultural diversity’ on campuses, but they often do the reverse.
Gathering by the campfire in our ideological tribes, we bask in the warm glow of unchallenged beliefs.