As Barclay McGain walked into the campus of the University of Queensland (UQ), the lack of diversity in political clubs caught his attention. There’s the Socialist Alternative, three different climate change clubs, the UQ Greens, the Labor left, and the Labor right. Meanwhile, on the right, there’s the UQ Liberal National Society, which McGain argued…
‘You’re in the Minority’: Conservative Students Struggle to Find a Voice on University Campus
December 16, 2022
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Celebrate Elon Musk, but Don’t Lose Sight of Big Tech’s Structural Problems
December 16, 2022
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Commentary The story of Elon Musk’s acquisition, transformation, and public rehabilitation of Twitter is nothing short of remarkable. Here is that rarest of confluences: A right-leaning (or at least right-sympathetic) mega-billionaire privately acquires a disproportionately influential public company out of genuine public-spiritedness, perhaps even a hint of noblesse oblige, and an earnest commitment to preserving…
University Bosses Must Defend Free Speech: Watchdog
The head of the Office for Students has said that universities must balance equality laws while upholding free speech duties. Office for Students (OfS) Chief Executive Susan Lapworth has said that university leaders and academics should be proactive in upholding freedom of speech on their campuses. Lapworth made the comments in a commentary ahead of…
Can Private Companies Censor If They Want To?
December 9, 2022
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Commentary It’s like clockwork. Every time we get a new batch of proof that Big Tech companies have been censoring information related to COVID controls, vaccines, or other controversial topics, someone pops up with the same argument. They say these are private companies and they can do whatever they want. They aren’t violating the First…
Community College Changes Flyer Policy After Students Sue for Free Speech Violations
December 8, 2022
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FRESNO, Calif.—After the approval of a preliminary injunction by a federal judge on Oct. 17, Clovis Community College has changed a poster policy that allegedly was used to suppress the freedom of speech of some conservative students, according to an attorney representing the college district. “The flyer policy in question has already been replaced, and…
Faith, Family, and Freedom: Why Norman Rockwell’s World War II Masterpiece Still Matters Today
December 7, 2022
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In the winter and spring of 1942, America and her allies were taking some hard punches. The Germans had renewed their offenses in North Africa and the Soviet Union, and their submarine warfare in the North Atlantic inflicted catastrophic losses on convoys sailing from the United States to Europe and Russia. On the other side…
Southwest Airlines To Fight Judge’s Ruling Slamming ‘Intolerance of Speech’ in Fired Worker’s Case
December 6, 2022
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A pro-life flight attendant’s five-year quest to get her job back may not be over yet. On Dec. 5, a Texas federal judge ordered Southwest Airlines to reinstate Charlene Carter. Judge Brantley Starr also chastised the company’s “intolerance of speech,” as he ordered the company and Transport Workers Union of America Local 556 to pay Carter…
How the EU Killed Elon Musk’s Twitter ‘Amnesty’
Commentary Elon Musk’s announced “general amnesty” week has come and gone and there has been no sign of any amnesty at all. In particular, none of the—on Twitter’s own count—11,230 accounts that have been suspended for violating the platform’s “COVID-19 misinformation” policy appear to have been restored. Many have been wondering why the announced “amnesty” has…
Judge Orders Pro-Life Flight Attendant Re-Hired At Southwest Airlines
December 5, 2022
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A Texas federal judge has ordered Southwest Airlines to reinstate Charlene Carter, the flight attendant who made headlines after a jury ruled that she was unlawfully fired for expressing pro-life views and for criticizing her union. In a decision filed on Dec. 5, five months after a jury decided in Carter’s favor, Judge Brantley Starr…
Elon Musk Should Tell EU Censors to Bugger Off
Commentary If Elon Musk truly believes that Twitter is a front in the “battle for the future of civilization,” he has a chance to prove it. The Biden administration has already threatened to investigate Musk on multiple occasions, which isn’t surprising considering its unprecedented antagonizing toward free expression. Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren have promised…
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