Free Speech on Townhall

• Corporate Electioneering: Don't Believe the Hype Thu Jun 28
  Steve Chapman
  When the Supreme Court ventures into the subject of corporate political spending, it has a way of fogging the minds of its critics. Earlier this year, lamenting the infamous 2010 Citizens United decision, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said, "The rights of Vermonters and all Americans to speak to each other and to be heard should not be undercut by corporate spending." ... more
• The Mythical Right to Decency Wed Jun 27
  Jacob Sullum
  Pity the poor speech regulators at the Federal Communications Commission, who are charged with sifting through complaints about TV and radio programs in a farcical attempt to determine which references to "sexual or excretory organs or activities" are "patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium." ... more
• Regulating Political Speech Wed Jun 20
  John Stossel
  It's presidential season, so again pundits are indignant that money is spent on politics. Spent by corporations! And rich people! Because the Supreme Court allowed that, "2012 will be a miserable year," says The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne. ... more
• Woah: Google Report Indicates U.S. Censorship Requests Skyrocketed Mon Jun 18
  Leah Barkoukis
• The Left's Assault on Free Speech and Conscience Tue Jun 5
  Robert Knight
  Someone calls 911 falsely claiming that a person has killed someone or is about to do so. It can bring down a world of hurt, complete with sirens and a SWAT team with drawn guns. In a radio interview on the Hugh Hewitt Show, conservative Web entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart began warning people about the tactic shortly before he collapsed and died on March 1. No, I’m not suggesting his death had anything to do with this, however convenient it was for the political Left. ... more
• ALEC Bullying Shows What DISCLOSE Act Is About Mon Jun 4
  Phil Kerpen
  Senate Democrats are again making noise about the so-called DISCLOSE Act, S. 2219, legislation that would force non-profit advocacy organizations to disclose their donors if they criticize elected officials. The bill has support from 44 Democratic senators and may be brought up for a vote in the next couple of weeks. ... more
• When Did Free Speech Become Illegal Fri Jun 1
  Diana West
  Back in 2001, Britain's political parties signed a fantastic pledge. They agreed to say nothing to "stir up racial or religious hatred, or lead to prejudice on grounds of race, nationality or religion." ... more
• Thai webmaster sentenced in free speech case Wed May 30
  AP News
• Malik Zulu Shabbaz, David Duke, And Me Fri May 25
  Michael Brown
  I never expected to be on the same list with the leader of the New Black Panthers (Malik Zulu Shabbaz), a former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (David Duke), a Jew-bashing White Supremacist (Don Black), and a Neo-Nazi (Morris Gullet), but thanks to the investigative genius of the Southern Poverty Law Center (the SPLC), I have made it into the big time. ... more
• The Price is Wrong Mon May 7
  Mike Adams
  There is an enormous free speech controversy that is pitting an outspoken North Carolina faculty member against a public university administration. ... more
• Occupy protesters in New York, Wisconsin sue over free speech Mon Apr 30
  Reuters News
• The Old Rubber Cross Sat Apr 28
  Mike Adams
  As a supporter of Hilltoppers for Life, I am deeply concerned at the way its pro-life display was vandalized on April 20, 2012. ... more
• Donors Beware: Obama Posts Online 'Enemies List' Fri Apr 27
  Kate Hicks
• The "Hate Speech" Prosecution Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Plà Thu Apr 26
  Benjamin Bull
  Efforts are currently underway in Spain to criminally prosecute Catholic Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Plà of the diocese of Alcalá de Henares. It seems he had the audacity to deliver a homily from the Bible during a Good Friday mass extolling the virtues of the sinless life. ... more
• Government asks high court to review Jackson 'wardrobe malfunction' incident Thu Apr 19
  Townhall.com Staff
• Censorship in London and Moral Insanity in Rhode Island Tue Apr 17
  Michael Brown
  I would love to take a break from writing about gay-related issues, but it’s hard to keep silent in light of some of the things taking place here in America and in the UK. ... more
• Marine to argue free speech case at hearing Thu Apr 5
  AP News
• Arizona to Ban “Annoying” Behavior on the Internet Wed Apr 4
  Rachel Alexander
  You and I may not use profanity in our Facebook posts, but what about that crazy relative who puts up the funniest posts that sometimes cross the line? Almost no one approves of swearing, but with the exception of broadcasting during daytime TV and radio, it is not illegal. Now new legislation in Arizona would effectively make swearing on the internet a crime. ... more
• Far Left: More Censorship, Please Fri Mar 23
  New York
  The Far Left is demanding more censorship in America. ... more
• Jews For Genocide Mon Mar 19
  Mike Adams
  In my column, I correctly referred to the Nazi Holocaust as a Holocaust. I correctly referred to the feminist Holocaust as a Holocaust. I did not deny or in any way minimize any Holocaust. I simply spoke of two instead of speaking of one. If you are anti-Holocaust, then why are you morally superior for talking about one less Holocaust than I do? I just don’t understand your basic premise. ... more
• Can the Secret Service Tell You To Shut Up? Thu Mar 15
  Judge Andrew Napolitano
  The First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the government from infringing upon the freedom of speech, the freedom of association and the freedom to petition the government for a redress of grievances. ... more
• Open Doors and Closed Minds Thu Mar 15
  Mike Adams
  There is simply no intolerance like that of so-called gay rights activists. In recent years, they have passed feminists as the most censorious political faction in higher education. Homosexual activists at Ohio University demonstrate that the gay rights movement is not about equality. It never has been. It is about forcing your views on others and forcing your opponents into closeted lives as second class citizens. ... more
• Obama's Campaign Bully Brigade Rides Again Fri Mar 2
  Michelle Malkin
  They're baaaaaaack. Barack Obama's election-year goon squad kicked into high gear this week by kicking the president's fiercest opponents in the teeth and targeting their pocketbooks. ... more
• Dean Faces Bad News for Banning Good News Mon Feb 27
  Mike Adams
  I am writing today with some very bad news for you. It would appear that, by the end of the year, you may be removed from your position as Dean of Students at (University Name Withheld). ... more
• Is Censorship the New Pluralism? Thu Feb 23
  Cal Thomas
  Pat Buchanan might have seen the end of the line coming at MSNBC when last month network president Phil Griffin commented on his latest book, "Suicide of a Superpower," by saying, "I don't think the ideas that (Buchanan) put forth are appropriate for the national dialogue, much less on MSNBC." ... more
• Champions of Freedom Wed Jan 11
  John Stossel
  It's election season, and so once again people look for heroes. Is Ron Paul one? Maybe. He's fought a long, lonely battle to limit the power of government. As government grows, I yearn for champions of freedom who fight back. Rep. Paul has done that. ... more

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