The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: free speech

  • Manufactured Hysteria

    People who encourage fear and hatred and incite violence make up the vilest portion of the lunatic fringe

  • Thanks, Censorship!

    Free speech is the canary in society’s coal mine.

  • Free Maheinour el-Masry

    Here’s what’s sad. I’m willing to bet that 99 Americans out of 100 have never heard of Mehinour el-Masry, a brave human rights protester who has been jailed by the Egyptian government for exercising what we would consider to be her basic human right to free speech. I only heard of her the other day…

  • “He’s Not MY President!”

    It’s Inauguration Day here in the United States, and even though I worked graveyard shift last night, which means the ceremonies felt like they were being held at the equivalent of my three o’clock in the morning, I watched them. And I got an amazing thrill from the event. Not just because my guy won.…