PEN America Is Right to Stay Out of Gaza War Activism
PRINCIPLES OVER POLITICSThe free speech organization canceled its annual World Voices Festival after a boycott by pro-Palestinian writers. But viewpoint neutrality is central to its mission.
Anti-Blasphemy Laws: Great for Tyrants, Bad for Dissidents
PROTECT DISSENTFar-right provocateurs burning Qurans led Denmark to pass a law forbidding “improper treatment” of religious texts. History shows this is a very bad idea.
The First Amendment Is for the Powerless and Marginalized
NO ‘GOOD CENSORSHIP’Many progressives insist the constitutional right to free speech is a “tool of the oppressor.” They could not be more wrong.
Crackdown on Royal Protests Makes U.S. Free Speech Look Good
NOT MY KINGBritish police are using a new law meant to curb Black Lives Matter and environment protests—to stop citizens from “disrespecting” the monarchy.
The Problem With Banning Russian Disinformation
FREE SPEECH HELPS UKRAINE“Fake news” can be harmful, but freedom of expression and access to information is the best way to defeat Putin’s propaganda.
How (Not) to Fight Racism
Europe is plagued by the very real problems of anti-Semitism. And it is now plagued by dangerous laws meant to combat racial hatred.
The Hypocrisy of Counterjihadis
IntoleranceToo often the Western opponents of militant jihad speak up for pluralism and free speech only so long as it’s their rights that are being protected.