Category Archives: Freedom of Speech and the Press

Man Arrested, Facing a Year in Prison for Telling Police They are “Pissing on the Constitution”

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Land & Livestock Interntional, Inc.

“It was Justice William O. Douglas who affirmed the right of Americans to speak softly or angrily to government officials, even if our words challenge and annoy. We need not stay docile and quiet, nor must we bow submissively to … Continue reading →

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The Fruit of College Indoctrination

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Land & Livestock Interntional, Inc.

A recent Brookings Institution poll found that nearly half of college students believe that hate speech is not protected by the First Amendment. That’s nonsense; it is… Much of the off-campus incivility we see today is the fruit of what … Continue reading →

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The Social Media Purge: Is the Mises Institute Next?

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Land & Livestock Interntional, Inc.

The state and its cronyist friends have built a world that seeks to silence our perspectives. We must recognize that arguments and content mean nothing if conduits for disseminating them are shut down.   I’ve been saying for years now … Continue reading →

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After ‘Terror Watchlist’ Disarmament, ‘Haters’ will be Next in Line

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Land & Livestock Interntional, Inc.

“You all are intolerant. I don’t want to coexist with this hate,” a female SJW (“social justice warrior”) at Portland State University tells members of Students for Trump…“We’re gonna make it against the law for this,” she threatens in response … Continue reading →

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Why Liberal Media Hate Trump

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Land & Livestock Interntional, Inc.

“The power of the press in America is a primordial one. It sets the agenda of public discussion, and this sweeping political power is unrestrained by any law. It determines what people will talk and think about — an authority … Continue reading →

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Cometh the censor. Sort of.

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Land & Livestock Interntional, Inc.

Why did Google object to the picture? Was it just mindless automated political correctness? The tone of the writing in the email—it is prissy high-school prose—suggests a recent and censorious female graduate of one of our dismalized universities. So maybe … Continue reading →

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The Emergence of Orwellian Newspeak and the Death of Free Speech

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Land & Livestock Interntional, Inc.

Orwell was an optimist. jtl, 419 By John Whitehead How do you change the way people think? You start by changing the words they use. In totalitarian regimes – a.k.a. police states – where conformity and compliance are enforced at … Continue reading →

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NRA: Gun blogs, videos, web forums threatened by new Obama regulation

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Land & Livestock Interntional, Inc.

…that would include blogs and web forums discussing technical details of common guns and ammunition, the type of info gun owners and ammo reloaders trade all the time…Gunsmiths, manufacturers, reloaders, and do-it-yourselfers could all find themselves muzzled under the rule … Continue reading →

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Senator: Bring RICO Charges Against Climate Wrongthink

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Land & Livestock Interntional, Inc.

It started with tobacco, but it won’t end there. Did any of you ever dream that it would come to this? George Orwell was an optimist. — jtl, 419 by Walter Olson via Foundation for Economic Education It’s another step … Continue reading →

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How To Spot And Critique Censorship Tropes In The Media’s Coverage Of Free Speech Controversies

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Land & Livestock Interntional, Inc.

American journalists and pundits rely upon vigorous free speech, but are not reliable supporters of it. They both instruct and reflect their fickle audience. … It’s easy to spot overt calls for censorship from the commentariat. I usually make it … Continue reading →

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