Category: International

Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, International, Politics

No, the House Should Not Impeach Judge Boasberg Over His Tren de Aragua Restraining Order

 

I have previously written against calls to impeach federal judges who have ruled against the Trump Administration in the issuing of temporary restraining orders (TROs) and preliminary injunctions. The latest target of such calls in the House is  District Court Judge James Boasberg, who issued a temporary restraining order against Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act.  GOP members are making a mistake in engaging in the same impeachment craze that took hold of the Democratic members in prior years (and continues this year). The way to respond to such rulings is to appeal them, not to try to remove judges (which is neither warranted nor likely). Continue reading “No, the House Should Not Impeach Judge Boasberg Over His Tren de Aragua Restraining Order” →

Free Speech, International, Religion

British Blasphemy? UK Government Moves Toward New Definition of “Islamophobia” for Speech Regulation

Recently, after the speech of Vice President J.D. Vance in Munich, various European leaders went public to express their shock and disbelief that they would be accused of rolling back on free speech. For many of us, it was a laughable display of denial, particularly from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In a country that has eviscerated free speech, Starmer told Bret Baier that the UK “guards” free speech and “we don’t believe in censoring speech.” Now, the government is continuing this month with its effort to regulate and criminalize speech. The effort to crack down on “Islamophobia” could create a type of blasphemy standard if it encompasses criticism of the faith or its practices.

Continue reading “British Blasphemy? UK Government Moves Toward New Definition of “Islamophobia” for Speech Regulation” →

Academia, Columns, Free Speech, International

The American Rōnin: How Displaced “Disinformation Experts” Are Seeking New Opportunities in Europe and Academia

Below is my column in the Hill on the new American emigres: “disinformation experts” who are finding themselves unemployed with the restoration of free speech protections.

Here is the column: Continue reading “The American Rōnin: How Displaced “Disinformation Experts” Are Seeking New Opportunities in Europe and Academia” →

Academia, Free Speech, International

The Royal Society Moves to Expel Musk Over His Political Views

Founded in 1660, the Royal Society is one of the most prominent scientific organizations in the world with associations to such luminaries as Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. Despite that proud history, British scientists are pushing to politicize the society and expel Elon Musk because they disagree with his political views. It is not simply anti-intellectual but self-destructive for a society committed to the pursuit of scientific knowledge. Continue reading “The Royal Society Moves to Expel Musk Over His Political Views” →

Congress, Free Speech, International

“Listen Carefully it’s Actually Much Darker”: How the Left is Framing Free Speech as a Front for Fascism

The defense of free speech by Vice President J.D. Vance in Munich, Germany, has led to open panic on the left in fighting to maintain European censorship and speech criminalization. The response of the American press and pundits was crushingly familiar. From CBS News to members of Congress, Vance (and anyone who supports his speech) was accused of using Nazi tactics. It is the demonization of dissent.

Continue reading ““Listen Carefully it’s Actually Much Darker”: How the Left is Framing Free Speech as a Front for Fascism” →

Columns, Free Speech, International

The American Moment: Critics Prove Vance’s Point on the Threat of the Anti-Free Speech Movement

Below is my column in the New York Post on the unhinged response to Vice President J.D. Vance’s historic defense of free speech in Europe. The chorus of criticism from press and pundits was immediate. Literally speaking through tears, German diplomat Christoph Heusgen responded to VP Vance: “It is clear that our rules-based international order is under pressure. It is my strong belief that this more multipolar world needs to be based on a single set of norms and principles.” Indeed, it is and that is a good thing. Vance was speaking truth to transnationalists who view free speech as a threat to the “international order” that they maintain. The response from the American left was even more bizarre. Not only did CBS’s Margaret Brennan suggest that free speech caused the holocaust, but Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said that Vance, in defending free speech, used “some of the same language that Hitler used to justify the Holocaust.”

Here is the column: Continue reading “The American Moment: Critics Prove Vance’s Point on the Threat of the Anti-Free Speech Movement” →

Columns, Free Speech, International

“The Threat From Within”: J.D. Vance Delivers a Historic Defense of Free Speech

Below is my column in the Hill on the historic defense of free speech by Vice President J.D. Vance in Munich last week. Where John F. Kennedy went to Berlin to declare “Ich bin ein Berliner,” Vance went in Munich to declare a type of “Ich bin ein Amerikanisch.” He spoke of free speech as an American with a power and clarity that is unrivaled in modern times. As expected, he is being attacked by Europeans and many in this country on the left. However, his speech was a tour de force of our core values.

Here is the column:

Continue reading ““The Threat From Within”: J.D. Vance Delivers a Historic Defense of Free Speech” →

Columns, Free Speech, International

With Trudeau on his Way Out, Can Canadians Get Their Free Speech Back?

Below is my column in the Hill on the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his anti-free speech legacy. The collapse of free speech in Canada is a cautionary tale for Americans. It shows how Trudeau and the Liberal Party used faux rhetoric of tolerance and inclusion to justify intolerance and exclusion.

Here is the column: Continue reading “With Trudeau on his Way Out, Can Canadians Get Their Free Speech Back?” →

Academia, Free Speech, International, Media

A New Year’s Resolution: Let’s Get the United States Out of the Censorship Business

On this New Year’s Eve, billions of people will gather with friends to ring in 2025 with the hope of a better year to come.  For the first time in many years, free-speech advocates have a reason to celebrate.

With 2024, we will say goodbye to one of the most reviled offices in the Biden Administration: The Global Engagement Center. I discuss the Center in my recent book, The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage as one of the most active components in the massive censorship system funded by the Biden Administration.  The demise of the GEC is a good start. However, like weight loss resolutions, it will take much more of a commitment if we are going to restore free speech in the United States.  It is time to make the ultimate resolution to rip out the censorship root and stem from our government. Continue reading “A New Year’s Resolution: Let’s Get the United States Out of the Censorship Business” →

International

Afuera! Milei Administration Posts Record Reductions in Deficit and Inflation Numbers

Argentinian President Javier Milei has long been an irresistible target of the press and pundits.  When he came into power with his famous “Afuera!” (or Out!) platform to dramatically shrink government spending, Argentina was viewed as a basket case that was well past the red line for recovery. He was mocked as a clown for seeking to apply libertarian policies on the economy. Milei may have the last laugh. After only a year, his government has wiped out the deficit and reduced inflation from 25% to 2.4%. Continue reading “Afuera! Milei Administration Posts Record Reductions in Deficit and Inflation Numbers” →

International

Sotomayor’s Headache: The United Kingdom Upholds Ban on Puberty-Blocking Drugs for Minors

In the aftermath of the contentious Supreme Court arguments in United States v. Skrmetti over state bans on puberty blockers and gender-altering surgeries, the United Kingdom reaffirmed that it finds the risks far outweigh the benefits of such treatments for minors under the currently available scientific evidence. The move by the liberal Labour Party stands in sharp contrast with the portrayal of the Biden Administration and the treatment of the subject by the liberal justices. Justice Sonia Sotomayor was widely criticized for analogizing puberty-blocking drugs to taking aspirin. It appears that doctors in the UK are not ready to tell minors to just “take two puberty blockers and call me in the morning.” Continue reading “Sotomayor’s Headache: The United Kingdom Upholds Ban on Puberty-Blocking Drugs for Minors” →

Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics, Torts

German Interior Minister Outraged by Anti-Free Speech Meme . . . Reportedly Cracks Down on Free Speech

Now, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wants the world to know that she is not, as widely claimed, anti-free speech … so she is allegedly cracking down on free speech until people change their minds. It appears that, while the liberal Scholz government may be near collapse, irony is still thriving in Germany. Continue reading “German Interior Minister Outraged by Anti-Free Speech Meme . . . Reportedly Cracks Down on Free Speech” →

Bizarre, Free Speech, International, Society

Canadian Town Fined and Mayor Sent for Compulsory Education After Failing to Hoist Pride Flag

CBC News is reporting that the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ordered the small town of  Emo to pay damages after failing to hoist an “LGBTQ2 rainbow flag” in celebration of Pride Month. One problem is that the town of fewer than 2000 inhabitants does not have a flagpole (though you could presumably “show the flag” in other ways). Continue reading “Canadian Town Fined and Mayor Sent for Compulsory Education After Failing to Hoist Pride Flag” →

Criminal law, International, Justice, Media, Politics

Justice Department Indicts Alleged Swatters of Turley, Members of Congress, and Others

Yesterday, I was notified by the Justice Department confirming that a recent swatting indictment includes the person or persons responsible for my own swatting a year ago. One of the defendants, Thomasz Szabo, was arrested a couple weeks ago. Continue reading “Justice Department Indicts Alleged Swatters of Turley, Members of Congress, and Others” →

Free Speech, International, Media

French Government Declares that Abortion Cannot Be Called a “Cause of Death” in Free Speech Crackdown

We have long discussed the collapse of free speech values in France as the left criminalizes an ever-widening scope of opposing viewpoints. Conservative groups are denouncing a new such case targeting conservative media. CNEWS was fined and forced to apologize on air after a journalist referred to abortion as the world’s leading cause of death. Continue reading “French Government Declares that Abortion Cannot Be Called a “Cause of Death” in Free Speech Crackdown” →

Res ipsa loquitur – The thing itself speaks