Pamela Paresky interviewed FSU founder, Lord Young of Acton, about the current state of free expression in the United Kingdom. Watch here 👇 quillette.com/2025/07/04/bla…

It should be legal to express support for a proscribed organisation, glorify terrorism, or advocate for violence -- absent incitement of imminent lawless action. The bright line between speech and action is key to understanding freedom of speech.

"If you think that moral reasoning is something we do to figure out the truth, you’ll be constantly frustrated by how foolish, biased, and illogical people become when they disagree with you...Keep your eye on the intuitions." - Jonathan Haidt (The Righteous Mind)

And it’s going to keep getting worse. Without our “bedrock principle” saying that you cannot punish speech merely because it’s deemed offensive, Europe and the UK are doomed to police smaller and smaller offenses. And as resentment bubbles up they'll have to police hints of

Well, GC ultras actively disavowing their queen wasn't on my bingo card.

Alex Byrne Alex Byrne has now responded to the open letter that I wrote about in the thread below. His response, linked below, is worth reading. (h/t Carole Hooven) web.mit.edu/abyrne/www/Dea…

A partner at an English law firm has called for a writer to be arrested over the (very obviously satirical) suggestion that an American W89 thermonuclear warhead, a highly classified piece of equipment the UK does not possess, be dropped on a group of hippies.

Libertarianism is working far better in Argentina than almost anyone expected, even libertarians

Real free speech advocates: "We must stop the government arresting people for saying things." Fake free speech advocates: "We must ensure the law is applied equally. Our side was arrested last time. Let's make sure their side doesn't get away!" (And so it goes on)

Reading about Javier Milei — paragraphs like this should be internalized by every public policymaker in the west

The reason some libertarians fall into the trap of thinking the GOP is worth saving is they significantly underestimate the difficulty of getting even one Thomas Massie into Congress as a Republican. Heck, the GOP is pulling out all the stops right now to remove the one we have!

Ah yes, nothing inspires confidence like a university specialising in EDI, churning out equity professionals who will shape universities, HR departments, and the civil service.

Andres Serrano, Piss Christ (1987). I want to live in a country where the equivalent, in the form of images, text, sound, or whatever, can be produced relating to any religion, and those who do so do not face intimidation. Please share if you agree.

One vital aspect of the OfS guidance on the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act is its interaction with Art 10(2) of the European Convention. But why is this issue so important for academic freedom? Here are some slides from a talk I gave last year where I delve into this.

We don't need all this regulatory drag on the British economy. Let's agree some simple standards and get to work.