43 h. ago That Hegseth Speech on D.E.I. in the Military Was Actually Pretty Good

Despite some rude provocations, he outlined a nuanced vision of the military.

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1 week ago Opinion: 'Free speech doesn't work just when you agree with it'

NPR's Scott Simon recalls a First Amendment case from the late 1970s involving the rights of a neo-Nazi group to march through a predominantly Jewish suburb of Chicago.

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1 week ago Trump's UN speech reveals inconvenient truth of massive green energy costs

Countries with the highest renewable energy investments also have the most expensive electricity due to costly backup power requirements for solar and wind.

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2 w. ago ‘We’re in the Most Dangerous Point for Free Speech in America’

Jimmy Kimmel’s removal looks more like a red scare than a culture clash.

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk died for free speech and universities still have nothing to say

The murder of Charlie Kirk on a university campus exposes academic institutions' silence compared to their extensive statements during the 2020 George Floyd protests.

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2 w. ago The Trump Administration’s Chilling Efforts to Punish Free Speech

If the American ideal of freedom means anything, it is that we can engage in an extremely wide range of political speech, including the tasteless and the offensive.

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2 w. ago Opinion | Why does defending awful speech matter? Now you know.

Opinion | Why does defending awful speech matter? Now you know.  The Washington Post

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4 w. ago Opinion | Charlie Kirk, free speech and ‘assassination culture’

Opinion | Charlie Kirk, free speech and ‘assassination culture’  The Washington Post

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