The First Amendment protections for free speech have inspired people worldwide and laid the foundation not just for American ...

Readers respond to a guest essay by a student at Harvard. Also: Our phone choices; falling behind China on energy.

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 ...

If there is one area where Americans still agree, it’s that free speech matters. Amid recent political protests, ongoing concerns about speech suppression, and the latest campus controversies, the ...

Freedom of speech is a frustrating thing to embrace. “I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,” said biographer Evelyn Beatrice Hall of Voltaire, ...

An annual survey published by the Freedom Forum shows this year that American's understanding of their First Amendment rights remains low. Even as the First Amendment takes centerstage after the ...

I confess to not having given much thought to the historical origins of free speech before reading Fara Dabhoiwala’s ...

Cancellations, sometimes violent protests, behind-the-scenes censorship, and overt government threats to muzzle the media. Free speech is doing better in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world, but that ...

Remember when President Donald Trump vigorously defended free speech — before he turned against it? Remember how he sparked cheers when his second inauguration speech grandly promised to “immediately ...

Minnesota is the latest state where lawsuits allege federal officials are intentionally using force to suppress free speech.

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 ...

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 ...