Julian Adorney
Hashtag Handcuffs: The Global Rise of Online Speech Policing
Governments are tightening control over what citizens can say online. The worldwide slide toward punishing speech has profound consequences for open societies.
Gen Z Blames Capitalism, But We Chose the Cage That Traps Us
We now have instant gratification, but also anxious boredom and disconnection. Markets deliver what we ask for, but they can't teach us what to value.
Pam Bondi is Wrong: Hate Speech Is Free Speech
Power-hungry partisans want to carve out a “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment. But there is no such exception. Protecting the speech we hate is the only way to…
From the ‘Banter Bill’ to Bias Hotlines: The Alarming Rise of Snitch Networks
A troubling new piece of legislation continues to make its way through the British parliament. Dubbed the “Banter Bill,” the Employment Rights Bill would criminalize any speech that might be…
From the ‘Banter Bill’ to Bias Hotlines: The Alarming Rise of Snitch Networks
From Britain’s proposed speech laws to US bias hotlines, state-backed reporting networks are encouraging citizens to monitor—and punish—one another.
War on Words: The ‘Free Speech Recession’ Is Not Over
I recently had the pleasure of reading War On Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech — And Why They Fail, a new book about the dangers of censorship by two…
War on Words: The ‘Free Speech Recession’ Is Not Over
Free speech is in danger in the United States. Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen's book couldn't have come at a more opportune time.
On Immigration and Free Speech, Many Miss the Bigger Picture
Only a robust commitment to freedom of speech can be worthy of the great nation whose security we protect.
How Racism Was Redefined—and Turned into a Political Cudgel
Joseph (Jake) Klein’s book Redefining Racism dives deep into a narrow slice of the history of the Social Justice Fundamentalism (SJF) movement: the redefinition of the term “racism.” He starts…
How Racism Was Redefined—and Turned into a Political Cudgel
Joseph Klein’s new book 'Redefining Racism' traces how a clear and detestable prejudice was transformed into a malleable tool for silencing critics.
