Liberal and conservative judges agree time and again: Government cannot force people to speak or endorse messages against their will. Free speech is having a moment in the United States, with recent ...

Fights over free speech have taken up a lot of space in the zeitgeist lately. People on both the left and right claim to be ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Of all the principles of democratic governance, free speech is the most ...

Frederick Schauer explains how free speech is counter-intuitive and commonly misunderstood Free speech is one of the most essential parts of American democracy and one of the most hotly debated rights ...

LONDON — Students at English universities must prepare to confront ideas they find uncomfortable and shocking, the national regulator for higher education said as it released new guidelines governing ...

Here’s what bothers me about the debate over the performance of the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at last week’s ...

The First Amendment gets a lot of attention these days. Turmoil spreads through many US universities over what can be said and taught. Smart people disagree on the line between absolute freedom of ...

Free speech is having a moment in the United States, with recent legal victories affirming this bedrock principle. That is good, because culturally, we may be failing to defend this cornerstone of ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Liberal and conservative judges agree time and again: Government cannot force people to ...