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The Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on Free Speech
By issuing subpoenas to Times reporters and their families, this administration has once again shown it never really cared about the First Amendment.
Eli Lake
A Letter to the Free-Speech Hypocrite Who Ran PEN America
The organization, founded to defend writers and free expression, published testimony from silenced Jewish and Israeli writers. Its president quit in…
William Kolbrener
Not Even Trump Could Ruin Bill Maher’s Night
The comedian won the Mark Twain Prize last night because, like every recipient, he’s not afraid of pissing everyone off.
Kat Rosenfield
I Co-Founded Wikipedia. Now I’m Banned for Life. Plus . . .
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Jonathan Rosen on monsters and monstrous ideas. Jed Rubenfeld on the Supreme Court’s landmark asylum ruling. And much more.
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I Co-Founded Wikipedia. Now I’m Banned for Life.
The world’s largest encyclopedia was overrun by bias and censorship—and pushed me out when I tried to fix it.
Larry Sanger
This Week in Canada: MAID Hits a Mental-Illness Snag
Free speech officially collides with hate speech, a stink at the Calgary Stampede, trees have rights too, and more.
Rupa Subramanya
The Return of the Roast, with Jeff Ross
Why do we love being mean to each other?
Suzy Weiss
Britain, Don’t Ban Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur
The Hamas apologists blamed Israel for the UK’s decision to deny them entry. It’s an absurd complaint—but Britain is making a mistake.
The Editors
This Week in Canada: Your Anti-Racism Is Not Anti-Racist Enough
Guess why a white male professor didn’t get the job, the Trump administration wants our guy’s Gmail accounts, and more.
Rupa Subramanya
The Case of Israel vs. Kristof Is Dead on Arrival
Netanyahu wants to punish ‘The New York Times’ for its claims about prison abuse, but the law effectively blocks any lawsuit he’d bring.
Jed Rubenfeld
The Rise and Fall of America’s First N-Word Influencer
‘Chud the Builder’ goes viral by walking up to black people and using racial slurs. He was just arrested for shooting someone. How did we get here?
River Page
Mr. Trump Goes to China. Plus. . .
Suzy Weiss on getting worked up over Sydney Sweeney. Joe Nocera on the First Amendment case that took down the government. And more.
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