Notes on Conformism - Asad Haider Asad Haider on the opposition of "social justice" conformism and contrarian nonconformism. This article was first published on Haider's blog.
Freedom of speech: a libertarian perspective A critical examination of the concept of free speech, examining some of the background assumptions that common claims about free speech rest on.
Dissecting the right's "free speech" rhetoric An analysis of the reactionary co-option of the term "freedom of speech" in the age of Trump and Bolsonaro, and discussion of how best to respond…
Who’s got the bad faith? A reply to Pavlos Roufos on moral panics, power relationships and that sodding book An examination of a recent Brooklyn Rail article that repeated rightwing/centrist…
Volume 9 Issue 4 Mother Earth Vol. IX. No. 4 (June, 1914). New York, NY. Sourced from Greenwood Reprint Corporation's 1968 republication of Mother Earth in their Radical Periodicals in the United State 1890…
Words can cut deep: speech and violence A post about an often overlooked role that speech and expression play in human interactions.
A Fight for Free Speech in San Diego: Davey Jones An account of the San Diego Free Speech Fight, focuses on the role of the local press in stirring up hostility to the IWW, and its support for…
1912: The San Diego free speech fight A history of the most violent of the Free Speech Fights. A combination of police brutality and vigilante terror was unleashed against the IWW and…
1908-10: Spokane Free Speech Fight Account of the free speech and anti job sharking campaign carried out by the Spokane Wobblies.
Charlie Hebdo Earlier this week, gunmen attacked the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and murdered several of its cartoonists. Some thoughts on the various issues that have arisen out of this event…
