“I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” — Voltaire (1694-1778) Holy Week was not a good week for personal liberty, as governments across the ...

Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as governments around the world stepped up surveillance and censorship efforts, a study showed Wednesday. The annual report by ...

“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.” — First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Here is a pop quiz: If the states ratified an amendment to the Constitution repealing the ...

For Ukraine's media environment, 2026 is set to be an intense year — no less demanding than 2025. In December, the president ...

Americans today have the “freedom” to be fleeced, censored, wiretapped, injected, disarmed, detained, groped and maybe shot by government agents. Politicians are hell-bent on protecting citizens ...

It’s by far the most resonant word in the American political discourse—and for decades, Democrats let Republicans own it. No longer. Let’s talk about freedom—because Kamala Harris certainly is, ...

Violent drug cartels are not the only enemy of Latin America's press. May 19, 2012— -- One of the greatest threats to press freedom in Latin America comes in the form of shady criminal groups ...

Freedom from the English monarchy? To me, the Fourth is about freedom, period. When the Founders signed the Declaration of Independence, they put forth a radical idea: Rights don’t come from kings or ...

In the early 1930s, Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek, then based at the London School of Economics, jotted off a memo to the school's director, William Beveridge. At the time, the Great Depression ...

VIENNA — The leader of Austria's Freedom Party received a mandate Monday to try to form a new government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II if he succeeds. The ...

“Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech.” — First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Here is a pop quiz: If the states ratified an amendment to the Constitution repealing the ...