American Library Association, Banned Book Week: Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by [...]
New readers: here’s my first essay on the Heretical Two, here’s my exhaustive timeline of the Heretical Two. This just in from Simon Sheppard, one of the Heretical Two: Actually there are some interesting aspects of my license conditions on that front. I have a strong suspicion that they were written by one of the [...]
The egoist edict on freedom of speech. BORN EVERY MINUTE Roll up, roll up, freedom of speech is a big circus tent. All the freaks are alive, alive, alive on the inside. We’ve got speech and the press, association and behavior, drug use and faith healing, an orgy of opinion and a panoply of perspectives. [...]
I believe in the complete freedom of thought and speech [...] I believe that it is better to tell the truth than to lie. I believe that it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe that it is better to know than be ignorant . – H. L. Mencken [...]
“I came here from the United States of America to stand for freedom, with all free people, against the forces of oppression and darkness that you all are representing. I came here in order to stand with the people who are fighting for the freedoms that make it possible for you to do what you [...]
