When CBS silenced Andy Rooney. Twice.
Rooney walked when CBS spiked his essay on war. It was an opinion piece that he wouldn’t change.
Censorship
Wikipedia, Trump Lawsuits Yet Again Demonstrate the Idiocy of Section 230
Most of Wikipedia’s editors are anonymous. How do you sue them? You can’t sue their host Wikipedia – because of Section 230. As lawsuits have proven time and again to be the only tool we have against the legacy forces arrayed against us.
Big Gov Advocates Lobby the Wrong People – and Censor Everyone Else
The Only Way Big Gov Advocates Know It’s always hilarious watching Big Government advocates selectively whine about access to this or that government process. Because they almost always do it exactly backwards. To wit: This just happened: “(T)he (Donald Trump Administration’s) General Services Administration (GSA) quietly removed a tool from Regulations.gov that allows advocacy groups …
Is Idiotic Net Neutrality FINALLY Dead in DC?
Way back when, Big Tech was just beginning to reorder its strategy of total conquest. In DC, that meant massively increasing their lobbying budgets.
Ending the censorship monopoly; Trump takes on the tech giants
When I read the media whining about their First Amendment rights, I remember this: They all cheered when Twitter censored President Trump.
Censorship: The Favorite Tool of Hypocrites in Power
Ah, censorship—America’s favorite unconstitutional tradition, wielded by both political parties whenever it suits their agenda.
The First Casualty of War: How Freedom, Peace, and Truth Died After 9/11
War does not merely take lives on the battlefield—it takes something even more precious. It takes the truth. And when the truth dies, freedom and peace follow.
What Happened to Sean?
The truth is, I did not quit Facebook. I am in Facebook jail. This means that, among other things, whatever I post on Facebook is either deleted or suppressed so that only my uncle sees it.
Why Freedom of Speech Matters
At a recent Donald Trump political rally, Elon Musk took the stage and, in a few masterful words, explained why the 2024 presidential election is so critically important.
Musk 1, Eurocrat 0
How awful are world politics today? It has me giving money to two billionaires — Donald Trump and Elon Musk. They are real life Obi-Wan Kenobis.
Living Behind Enemy Lines Tale #8: Grange Kicks Republicans Out
Without mentioning that he was with the John Birch Society, three years ago our chapter leader called to inquire about renting the space for public showings of a six-video series on the US Constitution. The board discussed this and told us this event might bring in thugs from out of town, and that this topic was “ridiculous.” Yes, a board member called Americans’ precious constitution “ridiculous.”
Brit Child Killer “Misinfo”: Amid Riots, Truth Swept Under the Rug?
One thing riots such as the ones currently roiling Britain are good for, is serving as a distraction. For example, consider what we know — and are not being told — about what sparked the unrest: the murders of three little girls and injuring of 10 others at a Southport, U.K., dance class last Monday
Our Own Media Supports Censorship
Musk should not have to stand alone. But lefty support of free speech ended (as did its support for other rights) when the left seized power.
Book Burning 2.0
When a computer algorithm bans one item from discussion but not the another, this tells us much about the selective bias of the people who set the algorithms.
The Linguistic Chains: How Language Control Is Thought Control
The assertion that language shapes thought is more than a linguistic theory; it’s a reality with deep philosophical and political ramifications.
Common sense thought control; The censorship America really needs can be done by law.
Growing up in a household of teenaged girls in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I have an encyclopedic knowledge of the early days of rock and roll. I also was quite familiar with the adventures of Gerald Lloyd Kookson III, also known as Kookie, the parking valet at 77 Sunset Strip, a fictional address …
Look who protects free speech! Billionaires now are doing the job that journalists quit
In this benighted century, the press has become insufferable HOA presidents who want the power to silence people in the name of freedom.
Getting free speech wrong; Ban Nazis but allow kids to see porn? That’s crazy!
While the media works to ban newsletters read by 100 Nazis, Florida and other states seek to ban porn peddlers from showing their wares to children.
How Propaganda Has Censored the First Amendment
The First Amendment is the cornerstone of our liberty; it is liberty’s guardian; it is the keeper of our individual freedoms.
The Assault on Our Rights is Not Sustainable
Human rights cannot be cancelled – only suppressed. Our founders understood that suppression of rights causes conflict and unrest not peace and stability.