Reading Time: 6 minutes By James A. Haught Many atheists also are progressive “social justice warriors” striving to make life better and more equal for everyone. They include Daylight Atheism contributor James Haught. Here’s a chapter from his 2016 book, Hurrah for Liberals. Free speech and free press mean the same thing: the right to voice any beliefs or […]
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Conservatives Hate Critical Race Theory, Whatever That Is
Reading Time: 6 minutes The American right wants to ban critical race theory, which they use as an umbrella term for anything and everything that makes white conservatives angry.
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The U.S. Has Never 100% Upheld the First Amendment (And Still Doesn’t)
Reading Time: 8 minutes This may come as a surprise, but the U.S. has never uniformly upheld the right to free speech, and in many cases still limits it. Once you know this history, it’s hard to feel much sympathy for people with bad ideas being deplatformed.
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While virus burns Americans, Trump fiddles with ‘the God’s truth’
Reading Time: 4 minutes Florida Christians view coronavirus masks as government overreach and an insult to God.
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A Laughable Legal Threat from Jerry Falwell Jr.
Reading Time: 5 minutes An angry, paranoid petty-tyrant-wannabe incorrectly believes he has the right to censor external commentary and reporting that he finds unfavorable.
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What Is Anti-Gay Speech? And How Protected Should it Be?
Reading Time: 3 minutes A British actress made an anti-gay Facebook post and was fired from an upcoming production. She is suing the theater. How are free speech rights balanced against anti-gay bigotry?
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Trump’s free speech screams for First Amendment revision
Reading Time: 5 minutes Free speech would be great if Americans were better informed and reasonable, but we aren’t, and if our leaders weren’t such wanton liars, but they are.
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The Issues with Free Speech – Nesrine Malik
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nesrine Malik is a journalist for The Guardian who has recently written a book called We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent (UK). She was interviewed on BBC 5Live radio yesterday and it was a fascinating listen, covering a whole load of topics from the mythology of there being a […]
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The Fountainhead: Hays Code
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ayn Rand versus Hollywood censorship.
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Can We Avoid Insulting Believers?
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s difficult for sincere doubters to talk with sincere believers without causing bad feelings.