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Censorship and Media

You Are Now Free to Speak About Politics
Why do some people fear a less restricted debate?
Jacob Sullum
November 9, 2010
The Terminator vs. the Constitution
California's video game law does violence to the First Amendment.
Jacob Sullum
November 3, 2010
"Secret Money from God Knows Where"
Campaign cash and finger-pointing in the post-Citizens United era
Katherine Mangu-Ward
October 27, 2010
Obama's False Alarm on Corporate Electioneering
Understanding the president's attacks on Citizens United
Steve Chapman
October 25, 2010
Radio Theater
An all-star gallery of Republican politicians say they want to defund National Public Radio. We've heard that line before.
Jesse Walker
October 22, 2010
Barack Obama and the Chamber of Secrets
Who will the Democrats demonize next?
David Harsanyi
October 13, 2010
Logical Farce
Obama's wild attacks on "foreign money" reek of desperation.
Jacob Sullum
October 13, 2010
Ad Rage
Democrats blame the First Amendment for their impending losses.
Jacob Sullum
September 22, 2010
Bullying Busybody for Senate
How Connecticut's attorney general beat Craigslist into submission
Jacob Sullum
September 8, 2010
Copy Fight
A new front opens in the battle over online copyright infringement
Greg Beato
July 27, 2010
Bono and Buttman
If indecency is unconstitutionally vague, why isn't obscenity?
Jacob Sullum
July 21, 2010
The Stagliano Victory Party
Final notes from the Justice Department's obscene case against the adult film industry.
Richard Abowitz
July 19, 2010
All Obscenity Charges Against John Stagliano Thrown Out
Big victory for free speech
Matt Welch
July 16, 2010, 6:23pm
The Obsolescence of Federal Censorship
Do Americans really need protection from an onslaught of indecent broadcasting?
Steve Chapman
July 15, 2010
Porn Over National Security, Vice Squad Overreach, and Censorship in the Courtroom
More dispatches from the John Stagliano obscenity trial
Richard Abowitz
July 14, 2010
Closed Court, Miller Time, and Joey Silvera's Solidarity
Dispatches from the John Stagliano trial
Richard Abowitz
July 13, 2010
The Trial of John Stagliano
This week's momentous obscenity case shows that Obama's Justice Department is no different than Bush's when it comes to pornographic speech.
Richard Abowitz
July 12, 2010
Will Elena Kagan Allow Books to be Banned?
Understanding the Supreme Court nominee’s chilling argument in Citizens United
Daniel Shuchman
June 29, 2010
Please Don't Save Us
Journalism doesn't need a bailout
David Harsanyi
June 16, 2010
Razing Arizona
The chilling effect of campaign subsidies aimed at equalizing speech
Jacob Sullum
June 16, 2010
Free Speech and Guns
Legal superstar Eugene Volokh on the Bill of Rights in 2010
Eugene Volokh
June 15, 2010
Media Matters (To Itself)
What Helen Thomas's career has to do with the FTC's push to reinvent journalism.
Peter Suderman
June 9, 2010
Why the Helen Thomas Case Makes Me Nervous
Should a journalist lose her job over an offensive comment?
David Harsanyi
June 9, 2010
The ‘Costs’ of Free Speech
Consequentialism and the First Amendment don’t mix.
Matt Welch
June 7, 2010
Undisclosed Interests
Legislators fight corruption by silencing their critics.
Jacob Sullum
June 2, 2010
Paul and the Private Parts
Bigots are not the only ones hurt by bans on discrimination.
Jacob Sullum
May 26, 2010
From Banning Books to Banning Blogs
How the DISCLOSE Act will restrict free speech
Bradley Smith and Jeff Patch
May 18, 2010
The Poet Versus the Prophet
On standing up to totalitarian Islam
Mark Goldblatt
May 14, 2010
Elena Kagan on Free Speech, Executive Power, and Judicial Restraint
Will Obama’s Supreme Court pick show too much deference to the government?
Damon W. Root
May 13, 2010
The Bounds of Silence
Obama’s Supreme Court pick looks wobbly on freedom of speech.
Jacob Sullum
May 12, 2010
Free Speech for Us
The Gray Lady’s inconsistent defense of the First Amendment
Jacob Sullum
April 28, 2010
The Wide Net of ‘Material Support’
The war on terrorism becomes a war on free speech.
Jacob Sullum
April 26, 2010
From Paris Hilton to John Edwards
Celebrity sex tapes are the signature art form of our age.
Greg Beato
April 16, 2010
The Senate v. The Constitution
Preparing for the next Supreme Court confirmation battle
David Harsanyi
April 14, 2010
The 9/14 Presidency
Barack Obama is operating with the war powers granted George W. Bush three days after the 9/11 attacks.
Eli Lake
April 6, 2010
Big Brother on Your Trail
Who's tracking your cell phone?
Steve Chapman
April 1, 2010
Sean Penn, Chavista
Understanding the Hollywood star's fatuous defense of Hugo Chávez
Antonio Rumbos
March 31, 2010
Enhancing Democracy by Banning Speech
The misguided liberal response to Citizens United
Steve Chapman
March 11, 2010
Profane, Pointless...and Profound
The history Gimme Something Better charts punk's cultural triumph.
Nick Gillespie
March 5, 2010
Fight the Power
The unfulfilled promise of “constitutional conservatism”
Jacob Sullum
February 24, 2010
List Price
The war on terrorism becomes a war on free speech.
Jacob Sullum
February 17, 2010
P.C. Never Died
Think campus censorship disappeared in the 1990s? Guess again.
Greg Lukianoff
January 11, 2010
The War Over Neutrality
How the tech industry learned to stop worrying and love the FCC.
Peter Suderman
January 6, 2010
Web Journalism Turns a Corner
Steven Titch
September 20, 2009, 8:05pm
Got a blog? Here come the Feds!
Steven Titch
July 20, 2009, 8:46pm
FTC's Blogger Disclosure and Ethics Rules Are Terrible Idea
Hi, I'm from the government and I'm here to regulate the blogosphere
Steven Titch
July 20, 2009
Does the FCC Think We're All Zombies?
Americans know paid product placement when we see it
Steven Titch
July 1, 2008
Reason: "Friends" Harassment Ruling Threatens Free Speech, Artistic Freedom
June 25, 2004