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Elitist Contempt for American Values

by

Walter Williams

October 30, 2001

Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression

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Police in hi-visibility jackets policing crowd control at a UK event

UK government admits the obvious: Free countries shouldn’t police legal speech

April 2, 2026

UK scraps “non-crime hate incidents,” but vague rules remain — as similar speech-policing quietly takes shape in the U.S.

Is it safe to use Signal?

April 1, 2026

The encrypted messaging app Signal is back in the news — and this time, people are asking: Will using it get me arrested?

Helsinki Cathedral rising above the Finnish Supreme Court.

Finnish Supreme Court fines politician for hate speech over religious pamphlet

April 1, 2026

From Finland to Hong Kong, governments tighten speech controls: fines, arrests, and surveillance raise global alarms over expression.

ICE poster

VICTORY: School district reverses suspension of student punished over pro-ICE poster

April 1, 2026

After intervention by FIRE, a California school district has expunged its suspension of a high school junior for putting up a pro-ICE poster.

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