Outside the Beltway

Joe Biden delivered his first major foreign policy address of the campaign. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than what we have right now.

An author’s greatest nightmare unfolded on live radio.

A student in Florida has been charged with creating a disturbance after declining to recite the Pledge Of Allegiance in class.

A particularly appalling case of press censorship from Australia.

Former Arizona Sheriff and Senate candidate Joe Arpaio is suing The New York Times for defamation. He doesn’t appear to have much of a case.

Jamal Khashoggi’s final column includes a message that should resonate far beyond the Arab world it was addressed to.

The State of Texas is arguing in Court that a school district can force a student to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. This is a blatant violation of the First Amendment.

Facebook, Google, and several other companies have closed down accounts associated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Conservatives claim to support freedom of speech and freedom of expression, but they’ve utterly failed that test when it comes to their reaction to players who peacefully and respectfully kneel during the National Anthem.

Alex Jones is finally being called on to answer for his irresponsible lying about events like the Sandy Hook shooting.

The Internet is a global platform. Should every country’s laws apply to everyone using it?

Overnight, we moved to content encryption. Here’s what that means for you.

Cuba has a new President and he isn’t named Castro, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to see significant change in the near future.

Randa Jarrar was classless and contemptible, which is protected by the First Amendment. As a tenured state employee so is her job.

The parents of two of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre are suing Alex Jones for falsely accusing them of lying about the deaths of their children.

Mark Zuckerberg’s second day before Congress was somewhat more contentious than the first, but at the end of the day it’s still unclear that more regulation is the answer to the issues raised by recent Facebook “scandals.”

Is Google acting as a good citizen here? Or abusing its market dominance?

A mass wave of mainland Chinese immigration to Australia has led to discrimination against Taiwanese expats there.

Two classic pieces of American Literature have been banned from the curriculum in Duluth, Minnesota. This is a mistake.

Two Republicans spoke out today against the President’s war on the news media, but don’t expect their colleagues to follow suit.

The school district in Biloxi, Mississippi has removed ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ from the 8th-grade reading list because it “makes people uncomfortable.”

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

Arguments advanced by those advocating a bill that would prevent Americans from participating in a boycott of Israel would not violate the First Amendment appear to be without merit.

Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against The New York Times suffers a significant setback.

Yes, even Nazis must have their rights to peaceful speech and assembly protected.

Sarah Palin has filed a defamation suit against The New York Times alleging defamation in an Editorial linking her to the January 2011 shooting of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. From the facts alleged, she appears to have a good case.

Even the most offensive speech is protected by the First Amendment.

A new report concludes that Malaysia Air Flight 17 was brought down by a missile brought into Ukraine from Russia.

The Supreme Court ruled that states don’t have to grant license plates that display the Confederate flag. Their decision has the potential to seriously harm the First Amendment.

Modern Singapore’s founder passed away at age 91 earlier this week.

Yet another attack on religious freedom in Europe.

President Obama criticized Sony for backing down, and said that the U.S. would respond to North Korea’s cyber attack “at a place and time we choose,”

The classic “Tom and Jerry” cartoons of the 1940s and 1950s come with a “racial prejudice” warning from Amazon.

A pretty clear violation of the First Amendment.

It’s the return of the most absurd meme of all time.

Do prayers opening legislative sessions violate the First Amendment? The Supreme Court is set to decide that issue.

NSA Director General Keith Alexander really doesn’t like the idea of a free press.

One of the nation’s papers of record is changing owners for the first time in 80 years.

if reports are to be believed, there is a coup d’etat underway in Egypt.

Has the Arab Spring come to Turkey?

Alex Madrigal reports that “71% of Facebook Users Engage in ‘Self-Censorship.'” That strikes me as low.

Charlie Murphy, Eddie’s funny brother, has some interesting thoughts on racism and free speech in an interview with Esquire.