About 110,000 people took part in a mostly peaceful demonstration on the outskirts of Paris on Saturday and another 300,000 turned out across France France avoided a repeat of large-scale violence and looting that marred nationwide protests a week ago, suggesting the…
Freedom of expression is a fundamental right for which exceptions must be few and justified It was English author Evelyn Beatrice Hall, writing under the pen name of Stephen G. Tallentyre, who wrote in The Friends of Voltaire (1906): “I disapprove of…
October 22, 2026 — 7:30pm Like so many Australians, I am shocked, appalled and horrified by the dreadful attack on independent MP Dr Helen Haines on Monday, and my thoughts have often since been, and remain, with her, her family and friends, and her…
The governor of New Hampshire is urging the social media company X to suspend the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire’s account for “repeated violations” of its content policy. In a letter to Michael O’Herlihy, head of safety at X, Republican…
Lucy Parsons (Editor), David R. Roediger (Foreword), Voltairine de Cleyre (Contributor) Back in print for the first time in decades—a classic in US labor history. For decades after Albert was hanged, Lucy Parsons carried on her husband’s legacy through writing,…
Opinion | A fresh reason to unplug federal censorship commission The Washington Post The agency isn’t supposed to be the speech-police wing of the Trump administration, but it sure acts like it is. Nobody unwittingly makes the case for dismantling the…
Opinion | John Cleese is not a terrorist The Washington Post The former Monty Python star's criticism of Islam is a free-speech matter, not one for government intrusion. Andrew Doyle is the author of “Free Speech and Why It Matters” and…
New details are emerging in the defamation case against York University by MP Leslyn Lewis, a former leadership candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada. Lewis alleges the Toronto school cultivated a “toxic culture” of “wokeism” that allowed a professor…
Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Conor Fitzpatrick is the chief supervising attorney for the Foundation for Individual…
September 29, 2026 — 4:24am One Nation, Labor and teal MPs have joined Jewish community leaders in calling for new powers to target hate preachers after a religious extremist called for followers to “take up arms” against Christians and Jews. Wentworth MP Allegra Spender…
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