Giving the Devil His Due: Why Freedom of Inquiry in Science and Politics is Inviolable
Michael Shermer
· 14 min read
Free Speech
A collection of 242 posts
The Commodification of Learning and the Decline of the Humanities
We also have our separate ‘facts,’ often the result of what different media outlets consider newsworthy.”
Julian Vigo
· 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
· 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 “science”.
Adam Perkins
· 7 min read
Online Hate Speech and the Nazi Pug
“Hate speech” has become the reliable battle-cry of the modern-day censor, but it is a largely meaningless concept.
Matthew Mott
· 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
· 8 min read
The Meaning of Freedom
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.”
Aaron Pope
· 5 min read
"You're Fake News" The Unfortunate Reality of the Ad Hominem
An ad hominem attack is one directed at an opponent’s character rather than the substance of his arguments and claims.
Elio Martino
· 6 min read
The Cultural Diversity Case for Free Speech
Speech codes often claim to protect ‘cultural diversity’ on campuses, but they often do the reverse.
Geoffrey Miller
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 9 min read
Why Free Speech Matters
What’s at stake if both the legal protection and cultural environment sustaining free speech continues to deteriorate?
Jacob Mchangama
· 7 min read
The Internet Is Not a Children’s TV Channel
The internet is not a TV station, a babysitter, a shopping mall, a kindergarten, or a support group.
Matthew Mott
· 6 min read
Margaret Atwood: Tried on Social Media, Convicted by the Press
Social networks are effective at increasing participation – by lessening the level of motivation that participation requires.
Sharon Coen
· 5 min read