One particular element of that conversation promises to be particularly fraught: calls to punish “hate speech.” After Kirk’s killing, Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened to “target” and “go after” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, guarantees each person the freedom to speak out, ...

For a vivid picture of what’s happening to free speech on America’s college campuses, look no further than the University of Buffalo, where the ideal of higher education as a “marketplace of ideas” is ...

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 ...

When Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking in front of a crowd of college students on Sept. 10, something fundamental changed in our country. The conservative activist’s horrific murder, ...

Polling late last year suggested that three-fourths of Americans believe the right to freely express themselves is headed in the wrong direction.

We get the world we praise and support. If you honor and reward a behavior, you get more of it. If you don’t support what you need more of, you get less of it. If after reading RealClear’s holiday ...

At this year’s Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a clarion call that should resonate on ...

In 2026, the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary. We will commemorate a republic built on an extraordinary premise: that free citizens can govern themselves through argument rather than ...

The recent controversies surrounding Charlie Kirk — and the extraordinary reaction that followed his campus appearances and commentary — offer a revealing window into the fragile state of free ...

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 ...