Majority of Democrats Support Criminalizing Free Speech
A new poll shows that a majority of Democrats want to limit free speech with laws that would prohibit so-called “hate speech.”
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Power, Principle and Freedom of Speech
Belief in a “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment is a perfect expression of power over principle, because the power to define and suppress “hate speech” would be enormous. We don’t have to imagine its dimensions, because every totalitarian regime in recent history claimed such powers.
LA Times Scoffs: Geller Believes ‘Verbal Attacks on Radical Islam’ Are Free Speech
Rather than see the attack as another of example of Islam’s war against the West, the Times suggested the lessons to be drawn from it are in learning the difference between free speech and “hate speech.”
Swastika Scratched into Car in Anti-Semitic Act on U.S. College Campus
A swastika was keyed into a car of a student at Framingham State University in Massachusetts on Friday.
Facebook Plans to Crack Down on ‘Hate Speech’ Directed at Unspecified ‘Protected Groups’
That bit about suppressing content based on complaints from various governments is where the business of content restriction gets stuck, especially when it comes to “hate speech.”
San Diego Muslims Condemn Hebdo Attack–and Question Free Speech
Leaders in San Diego’s Muslim community have issued strong words of condemnation against Wednesday’s attack on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris that left 12 dead, but have also questioned the unrestrained exercise of free speech concerning religious figures, suggesting it may cross into “hate speech.”
