Censorship

Six Americans Sue Trump Over White House Press Access Restrictions

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This article comes from “naturalnews.com” Six U.S. citizens filed a federal lawsuit on Monday, Oct. 26, against President Donald Trump over his administration’s restrictions on White House press access. The case arrives amid an escalating dispute between the administration and the press corps [1]. The new filing is among several recent legal challenges to the administration’s

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European Regimes Renew Their Attacks on Free Speech

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From “mises.org” In recent weeks, German and French politicians have denounced free speech, and especially the concept of “freedom of speech” as long envisioned in the libertarian tradition of natural rights. French President Emmanuel Macron on September 29 stated that ”The so-called American ‘free speech’ today, which some people have promoted, is the opposite of free

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Major Banks Investigated Over Political and Religious Debanking

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From “reclaimthenet.org” A bank’s idea of public opinion became a surprisingly effective way to decide who gets access to money. The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is investigating several large banks, while the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is considering further rules to prevent future politically and ideologically motivated debanking. The

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Macron Attacks Free Speech and Urges the EU to Censor Online Posts Faster

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From “reclaimthenet.org” Macron’s theory of liberty begins where the government’s permissions end. French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks about free speech and online regulation have once again exposed the true nature of his policies, and the way he chooses to “explain” the need to restrict people’s freedoms. In the past, Macron has called online free speech

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Freedom of Speech Dying a Slow Death in Europe

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From “mises.org” For decades, Western democracies operated under a comfortable consensus: censorship was a blunt instrument reserved for authoritarian regimes, while the “free world” relied on open debate, robust dissent, and constitutional safeguards. This sentiment allowed Western leaders to feel superior over the rest of the world, to lecture other countries on democratic principles and,

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The Future of Free Speech

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From “brownestone.org” Freedom of speech is an integral aspect of authentic freedom, grounded in the distinctively human capacity to adhere to truth through persuasion rather than imposition. While truth is objective and independent of the knowing subject, it can only be received by the subject freely. We can contrast this with a thinly grounded notion

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Dissent Is Not Disloyalty: The Right and Duty to Criticize the Government

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This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead at The Rutherford Institution It has been republished with permission from the author. Please contact the author directly for republishing information. “Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us? The constitutional

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Canada Passes ‘Bible Ban’ Legislation — Outlaws Biblical Verses as ‘Hate Speech’

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From “thepeoplesvoice.tv” Canada is on the verge of enacting one of the most controversial anti-Christian speech laws in its history after Parliament approved Bill C-9, legislation designed to strip away long-standing protections for Christians to practice their religion. The bill is now expected to receive Royal Assent, clearing the final hurdle in the Canadian legislative

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