Free Speech News and Blog Posts

Track the latest developments and updates on controversial deportations under the Trump administration.

The recent controversial arrests, detainments, and deportations of several non-permanent U.S. residents struck a chord with some AllSides team members.

On Saturday, Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate, was arrested by federal immigration authorities.

Ahead of German elections, 60 Minutes aired a segment in which it accompanied German police on raids of those who have committed speech crimes. The feature bears striking resemblance to a 2022 report from The New York Times.

Today we rely upon a for-profit media system that’s desperate for eyeballs, we have social media and extreme polarization, and we are drowning in cheap speech.

It has become difficult to imagine an America that is not dominated by today’s roaring spectacle. Where, instead, public discourse is sober, problem-focused, and restrained. Where the tide is turned against increasing national polarization. I’ve come to the conclusion that this world is more within reach than anyone realizes.

There is a technically feasible opportunity that has not yet been exploited: bringing counterspeech right into the echo chamber.

A few key facts about the First Amendment, and the gulf standing between that reality and the popular free speech ideology. The analysis may serve to illuminate ways to provide an “assist” to Congress. 

It has become difficult to imagine an America that is not dominated by today’s roaring spectacle. Where, instead, public discourse is sober, problem-focused, and restrained. Where the tide is turned against increasing national polarization. I’ve come to the conclusion that this world is more within reach than anyone realizes.

How are biased media outlets covering pro-Palestinian college campus encampments differently?