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Dispatches from the war over our fundamental freedom are delivered by Coleman Hughes, Rupa Subramanya, Olivia Reingold, and others.
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Arrested Again—for Holding a Sign
The UK’s clampdown on free expression snags 75-year-old Rose Docherty—for the second time. Her alleged crime: offering to chat outside a hospital that…
Josh Code
Britain’s Free Speech Crisis—and Ours
Five British police officers just arrested a comedian for his posts on X. As J.K. Rowling put it: ‘This is totalitarianism. Utterly deplorable.’
The Editors
I Posted on X. The British Police Arrested Me.
I was arrested at Heathrow, thrown in a cell, rushed to the hospital as my blood pressure spiked, and then silenced online—all for posting on social…
Graham Linehan
I Burned a Quran. The British Government Punished Me for Blasphemy.
After my protest against Islamic extremism landed me with criminal charges, the verdict is in: It is now illegal to criticize Islam in Britain.
Hamit Coskun
This Is the Lecture That the Naval Academy Didn’t Want Me to Give
We have gotten to a place where even a basic defense of intellectual freedom is now considered ‘too political’ for a government institution.
Ryan Holiday
Exclusive: Doctor Fired for Trans Surgery Comments Receives $1.6 Million Settlement
Allan Josephson faced career destruction after criticizing gender-affirming care for minors. Years later, he sees a cultural tide turning—and legal…
Josh Code
How Covid Lies Destroyed Kids’ Lives
We were told school closures were based on evidence—and were for our own good. Five years later, millions of children are still paying the price.
David Zweig
Fight Club: Should Mahmoud Khalil Be Deported?
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour says the Columbia student’s deportation is just and necessary. Eli Lake believes it sets a dangerous precedent for free speech.
Eli Lake and Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
Both Left and Right Are Wrong About Mahmoud Khalil
Anyone who says the law is obvious here is not telling the truth.
Jed Rubenfeld
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Grandma Arrested by Scotland’s Speech Police
Rose Docherty, 74, was handcuffed and taken into custody last month for violating Britain’s censorship laws. She tells The Free Press: ‘I’m an elderly…
Madeleine Kearns
How Western Judges Became Chinese State Puppets
Judges from the UK and Australia sit on Hong Kong’s highest court to supposedly help it uphold the law. But, in fact, they’re ‘giving legitimacy’ to a…
Frannie Block
WATCH: The Free Press Returns to Congress
‘The Orwellian Big Brother punishing you for expressing an impolitic thought is now the law of the land in the land of Orwell.’
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