The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, guarantees each person the freedom to speak out, untethered by government, in addition to freedom of the press. Yet our ...

There is an urgent, nagging and ever-louder question that is the backdrop to nearly every story in the news of our day. How can free speech in America — the hallmark that has defined our national ...

What kind of year was 2025 for free speech? In this special year-in-review episode of Free Speech Unmuted, my cohost Jane Bambauer and I break down the biggest legal and political fights shaping ...

What are the politics of free speech? A new history explores the political limits as well as possibilities of freedom of speech. Angelo Herndon, whose conviction for a crime related to free speech was ...

If you’re a believer in free speech, the past two weeks have been one of the longest years of your life. In fact, this might have been the worst fortnight for free expression in recent memory. This ...

The recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk prompted celebration from many people on social media, suggesting a large subculture that rejects the values of free speech. Free speech ...

Free speech is a privilege that many of us hold dear. But as machines become increasingly capable of generating words, ideas and arguments, should this fundamental right be extended to them too? This ...

In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assissination, a fierce First Amendment debate over the concept of hate speech has taken center stage across the nation. Conservative lawmakers and ...

In President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4, he bragged about restoring “free speech” to the United States. “I’ve stopped all government censorship and ...

University of Texas President Jim Davis told lawmakers Thursday that his campus aims to better foster civil discourse and produce compassionate, informed students through reforms to core curriculum ...