Tag: free speech
Israel May Punish Social Media Corporations for ‘Harmful’ Content
"Objectionable" speech? Well, there goes free speech.
President Trump’s Farewell Address to the Nation
President Trump addressed the nation on Tuesday, giving his farewell speech, listing off the incredible successes of his administration, and the challenges ahead.
Do Hi-Tech/Social Media Bans on Individuals & Alternative Platforms Threaten Democracy and Free Speech?
Vote now, while you're still allowed to vote at all.
Arrested!
Baruch Marzel was arrested for standing in protest outside the permitted area.
Some Very Fine People on Both Sides
A protester protected an Israeli-flag wearing protester from the other protesters.
Why the Oldest Hatred Flourishes on US Campuses
American campuses are the petri dishes in which the latest version of the oldest hatred grows.
Is Being “Politically Correct” a Biblical Value? [audio]
There is an emerging code in the modern world which seeks to control and dictate the words we use and the ideas we share.
Crowd Assaults Anti-Islamist for Tearing Pages out of Koran [video]
A "professional" protester yelled at a Ohio university that the Koran is evil and ripped out some pages. A crowd assaulted him.
Belgium University Demands Students Cancel Anti-Semitic Event
Freedom of speech does not protect "falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater.” – U.S. Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1919.
South African Jew’s Anti-Israel Facebook Post Stirs Outrage
Freedom of speech does not demand that one has to prove the freedom to show one’s ignorance.
Agudath Israel slams NJ Gay Therapy Law
Agudath Israel of America condemned a New Jersey law prohibiting gay reparative therapy for minors as an infringement on religious freedom.
The statement from Agudah...
Enemedia Watch: Look Who’s Supporting Free Speech Restrictions
Obama's Department of Justice seeks to criminalize criticism of Islam -- a declaration of war on the first amendment.
Liberal Hypocrisy on Religion and Speech
Somehow it has become acceptable to dump on Christian Zionists for their political activities, but absolutely taboo to criticize Muslim groups, some of which support Hamas or Hizballah.
Obama’s Call for Protest in Israel
President Obama, perhaps inadvertently, made the case for U.S.-Israel relations grounded in the most fundamental shared values.
Seventy Years Later, White Rose Anti-Nazi Resistance Still Resonates
Sophie Scholl, her brother Hans and the student group White Rose protested Nazi atrocities, including the murder of Jews. In 1943, the Scholl siblings and their comrade Christoph Probst were caught, tried in a show trial and beheaded.
The West Ignores Abbas, Hamas Silencing of Critics
As far as many Western governments and journalists are concerned, physical assaults on Palestinian reporters in the Gaza Strip are fine as long as they are not perpetrated by Israel.
The Obligation to Avoid Anti-Semitic Behavior
By comparison, whites who avoid evoking anti-black narratives and imagery in America, by and large don’t bemoan the so-called “restrictions” placed on their artistic or intellectual expression.
Facebook’s ‘Accidental Mistake’
One can only hope that the same Facebook employee who "accidentally" removed the article will make the same mistake and close down accounts belonging to terrorist organizations and their leaders.
Listen to Me: Islam Does Not Command War Against Jews
Let me clarify these misconceptions about Islam so that there is no excuse for warmongers and those who wish to shed oceans of blood.
MTA Sneaks In Free Speech Restrictions, Bypassing Court Ruling Favoring Anti-Jihad Ad
These new regulations were announced on Thursday, just three days after the American Freedom Defense Initiative ads were put up with court approval.
Egyptian Reporter Defaces Subway ‘Anti-Savage’ Ad, Sprays an Opponent, Gets Arrested (Video)
Eltahawy was arrested Wednesday evening, September 26, in a New York City subway station because she insisted free speech included her right to deface an ad espousing a message with which she disagreed -- Pamela Geller's anti-Jihad ad. She also insisted her free speech right extended to spraying toxic paint on a woman, Pamela Hall, who tried to interfere with Eltahawy's efforts to deface Geller's ad. And then Eltahawy blamed Hall for interfering with her free speech rights and accused the arresting police officers of interfering with her "non-violent" protest, thereby engaging in anti-democratic activity.
Twenty-Eight Years Later, it’s Finally 1984
The year 1984, by Gregorian reckoning, came and went, and Americans seemed to have dodged the Nineteen-Eighty-Four bullet. We weren’t being interned for reeducation by a Ministry of Love. Although conservative, constitutionalist, limited-government ideas came under relentless attack in the mainstream media and the academy, those who expressed the ideas remained free to do so. (They in fact became freer with the lifting under Reagan of the genuinely Orwellian-named “Fairness Doctrine.”) In 2012, the atmosphere has changed.
Photo Essay: Palestinians Protest
Arabs in Gaza, Jerusalem, Yafo and the Israeli territories protested against America, free speech, and the "Innocence" movie. From Al Qaida supporting Salafists to...
Better Than They Are
After Muslims killed thousands of Americans we did everything we could to learn about their religion, to celebrate it and soothe their ruffled feathers.
The Bible and the US Constitution Protect the KKK’s Right To ‘Adopt-A-Highway’
When Free Speech Collides with Hate Speech, Truth is the Remedy.
Former Mossad Chief: Arab Spring ‘Incredible Opportunity
Dagan and Ashkenazi made their comments on a panel at the 2012 Presidential Conference that included former Presidential adviser Dennis Ross. Dagan said in Egypt it matters not who votes but who counts the vote.
J.E. Dyer: Ceramic Pig Watch – Offensive Speech in Britain
Ever since the case of the offensive ceramic pigs in 1998, the British have been assiduously refining their methods for dealing with offenses to Islam.
Finland’s War on Free Speech
Finland's Supreme Court has found a prominent politician guilty of defaming Islam for "Islamophobic" comments he made on his personal blog. The ruling represents a major setback for free speech in a Europe that is becoming increasingly stifled by politically correct restrictions on free speech, particularly on issues related to Islam and Muslim immigration.
German Cartoon Riots: Clubs, Bottles, and Stones
After releasing all but two of the Salafists responsible for the brawl on May 5th, the Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Ralf Jäger, cast blame on the democratic -- and peaceful -- political party PRO NRW. He ordered police to prevent PRO NRW from displaying anti-Islam any more cartoons during the final phase of the state's regional election campaign, to be held on May 13th.
The Death Of Academic Discourse
Of the many intellectual perversions currently taking root on college campuses, perhaps none is more contradictory to what should be one of higher education's core values than the suppression of free speech.