http://dir.salon.com/topics/free_speech/?source=rss&aim=free_speech en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/20/sexting_teens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/20/sexting_teens/index.html?source=rss What's more disturbing -- that teens are texting each other naked pictures of themselves, or that it could get them branded as sex offenders for life? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/14/chinese_internet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/14/chinese_internet/index.html?source=rss China gained 88 million Internet users in 2008. Online political dissent also jumped. That can't be an accident. By Joe Conason Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/09/21/free_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/09/21/free_speech/index.html?source=rss Bravo to Chris Matthews for speaking out against the Bush administration's policies of stifling free speech. By Garrett Epps Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/29/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/29/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss How the Roberts-led Supreme Court is setting the stage for bureaucrats to shape American culture from the top down. By Chris Colin Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/10/colorado/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/10/colorado/index.html?source=rss A Colorado University sophomore keeps the ACLU in business. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/29/in_defense_of_lou_dobbs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/29/in_defense_of_lou_dobbs/index.html?source=rss Nasty, nativist and pandering to the worst in America? Sure. But overstepping the bounds of the First Amendment? Uh, nope. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/05/lou_dobbs_la_raza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/05/lou_dobbs_la_raza/index.html?source=rss Does featuring Minutemen on his show make Dobbs a purveyor of hate speech? And should the man be surprised that some critics call him a bigot? By Rebecca Traister Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/16/pro_life_vandalism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/16/pro_life_vandalism/index.html?source=rss A Northern Kentucky University antiabortion display gets defiled by pro-choice students. By Doug Marlette Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/02/24/cartoons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/02/24/cartoons/index.html?source=rss By caving in to fanatics over the Danish cartoons, the West has shown that it is not only gutless but brainless. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/28/reporters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/28/reporters/index.html?source=rss The Supreme Court's refusal to hear the Cooper-Miller case will do more than hurt two reporters -- it will erode the press's ability to cover sensitive stories. By Leslie Weise Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/25/denver_incident/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/25/denver_incident/index.html?source=rss Why were we forced out of Bush's Social Security talk? And why won't the White House identify that fake Secret Service agent who stopped us? By Eric Boehlert Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/14/fcc_and_indecency/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/14/fcc_and_indecency/index.html?source=rss Activists who beat back the FCC on media consolidation are dismayed to find former allies leading an unprecedented effort to restrict radio and TV content. By Eric Boehlert Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/09/29/military_justice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/09/29/military_justice/index.html?source=rss An Army sergeant in Iraq who wrote a highly critical article on the administration's conduct of the war is being investigated for disloyalty -- if charged and convicted, he could get 20 years. By Eric Boehlert Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/14/sternunplugged/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/14/sternunplugged/index.html?source=rss With the government escalating its war on radio free speech, the shock jock's days are numbered. By Scott Rosenberg Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2004/03/03/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2004/03/03/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss The government tells the Supreme Court that Web publishers should relax -- a Web censorship law only applies to the "worst" porn peddlers. But why should we trust it? By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/02/10/diebold_copyright/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/02/10/diebold_copyright/index.html?source=rss A leading maker of computer election equipment defends itself in court against charges that it overreached itself in trying to stifle critics. By Wagner James Au Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/06/games_as_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/06/games_as_speech/index.html?source=rss A federal judge says computer games don't deserve First Amendment protection. His decision is wrong, stupid and dangerous. By Christopher Ketcham Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/08/harvey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/08/harvey/index.html?source=rss William Harvey discovered the limits of free speech when he paraded a block away from ground zero with a poster of Osama bin Laden. By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/04/aquatic_plants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/04/aquatic_plants/index.html?source=rss A legal dispute between online aquatic plant enthusiasts and a pet supply store illustrates the perils of casual opining on the Web. By Tom Gutting Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/01/fired_journalist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/01/fired_journalist/index.html?source=rss A Texas journalist speaks out after being fired for criticizing President Bush. By David Talbot Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/29/democracy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/09/29/democracy/index.html?source=rss We are fighting for freedom -- including the right to vigorously debate. But the war fever crowd wants us all to march in step. By Amy Benfer Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/07/03/cyber_bullies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/07/03/cyber_bullies/index.html?source=rss Kids are getting arrested for raunchy online bullying. It's definitely offensive, but is it against the law? By Amy Benfer Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/06/11/heins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/06/11/heins/index.html?source=rss First Amendment attorney and author Marjorie Heins argues that obscenity laws do children more harm than good. By David Mazel Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/04/27/censorship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/04/27/censorship/index.html?source=rss Thrilled to hear David Horowitz's pronouncement that "campus censors are on the run," I try a little free speech of my own -- at Bob Jones U. and other conservative schools. By Janelle Brown Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/05/rotten/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/05/rotten/index.html?source=rss Will Rotten.com -- home of the Web's most gruesome, explicit and utterly tasteless photographs -- ever be kicked offline?