Many universities will have to change the way they approach free speech.
- Professor of Law and Humanities, Queen Mary University of London
Everyone in today’s democracies could use a few lessons in free speech – and the Trump team tops the list.
The police presence needed to ensure free expression costs taxpayers money.
A democracy must respect the right to life of all its citizens.
Heboh Elon Musk beli Twitter, apa kata pakar?
We may be besieged by private companies in online spaces, but only up to a point.
No-platforming is turning supposedly ‘critically minded’ events into adolescent cheerleading sessions.
Student protesters thought they were silencing someone they despise. But they actually gave their opponent a far louder voice.
It’s not just a nation’s memory of itself, but what it does to citizens who disagree that reveals its ethical compass.
When anti Jewish rhetoric emerges into the light, it is worth reminding ourselves of the dark history at its root.
Media should confront hate speech, not merely censor it.
Maverick MP George Galloway has announced he is suing Guardian journalist Hadley Freeman over an accusation she made about him on Twitter, following his appearance on a recent edition of Question Time…
The US Senate has released the executive summary of a long-withheld report on harsh interrogation techniques used by the CIA in the post-9/11 era. Previously undisclosed techniques have been revealed and…
Prejudice sometimes takes gross forms, like physical violence, but it is not always so blatant. Scholars talk about “institutional” racism, sexism, or homophobia, since attitudes can militate against some…
For British gay rights campaigners, 2014 is becoming a year to remember. England and Wales will join the small club of nations that allow same-sex couples to marry; meanwhile, the Sochi winter Olympics…
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