“Summon the Courage to Speak Out”

POST by The Editors | View All Posts November 29, 2017

Listen to Onkar Ghate discussing two senses in which the term “self-censorship” is used today.

“I’m Not Going to Submit to Any Authority”

POST by The Editors | View All Posts November 13, 2017

Because ideas are powerful, societies throughout history have controlled speech through coercion. But what if each individual is capable of attaining truth?

Government And Business

Libel Laws Protect the Value of Your Reputation or Brand

POST by The Editors | View All Posts November 03, 2017

Steve Simpson comments on libel laws.

Culture And Society

Quote of the Day: “Political” Crimes

POST by The Editors | View All Posts November 02, 2017

“There can be no such thing as a political crime under the American system of law.”

Government And Business

“If You Say We Are Violent, We Are Going to Kill You”

POST by The Editors | View All Posts October 26, 2017

Steve Simpson, Dave Rubin and Flemming Rose on whether government protection of free speech should depend on the value of its content.

Culture And Society

Onkar Ghate on the State of Free Speech

POST by The Editors | View All Posts October 25, 2017

On October 19, 2017, Onkar Ghate, senior fellow and chief content officer at the Ayn Rand Institute, joined Dave Rubin and Jordan B. Peterson to discuss the state of free speech in America.

Culture And Society

How Should America Have Responded to the Salman Rushdie Fatwa

POST by The Editors | View All Posts October 17, 2017

Dave Rubin, Flemming Rose and Steve Simpson on how America should have responded to the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.

Culture And Society

Blasphemy Laws Incite Violence

POST by The Editors | View All Posts October 13, 2017

Flemming Rose and Steve Simpson on how blasphemy laws encourage violence and terrorism.

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Onkar Ghate, Jordan Peterson, Dave Rubin on Oct. 19: The Death of Free Speech?

POST by The Editors | View All Posts October 12, 2017

Join Onkar Ghate, Jordan Peterson and Dave Rubin on October 19 for a discussion on the current state of freedom of speech in America.

Culture And Society

Watch Now: Dave Rubin, Bret Weinstein, and ARI’s Steve Simpson on Free Speech in America

POST by The Editors | View All Posts September 20, 2017

In this live panel at Harvard University, Dave Rubin, host of the Rubin Report, Bret Weinstein, formerly a professor at Evergreen State College, and Steve Simpson, director of legal studies at the Ayn Rand Institute, discuss the current state of free speech in America.

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“Summon the Courage to Speak Out”

“I’m Not Going to Submit to Any Authority”

Libel Laws Protect the Value of Your Reputation or Brand

Quote of the Day: “Political” Crimes

“If You Say We Are Violent, We Are Going to Kill You”

Onkar Ghate on the State of Free Speech

How Should America Have Responded to the Salman Rushdie Fatwa

Blasphemy Laws Incite Violence

Onkar Ghate, Jordan Peterson, Dave Rubin on Oct. 19: The Death of Free Speech?

Watch Now: Dave Rubin, Bret Weinstein, and ARI’s Steve Simpson on Free Speech in America

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