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July 22, 2024 Paul's story flew under the radar, but it needs to be told

Paul's story flew under the radar, but it needs to be told

It’s no secret today that tertiary institutions, especially educational training colleges, have increasingly become a hot-bed of cancel culture, no-platforming, and militant ideological conformity.Unf...

July 22, 2024 Hate speech laws resurface for transgender community

Hate speech laws resurface for transgender community

Should Kiwis face jail time for ‘misgendering’ someone who is ‘non-binary’?Should the law stop them from ‘outing’ someone who is ‘intersex’?Should they be criminalised for ‘deadnaming’ someone who is ...

July 22, 2024 Free speech: the sine qua non of justice

Free speech: the sine qua non of justice

Free speech is a cornerstone of democratic societies. It is difficult to overstate its significance to the legal profession. Our justice system (like our democratic systems of representation) is built...

July 13, 2024 Free speech: The lifeblood of our democracy

Free speech: The lifeblood of our democracy

It's nice to be home after traveling to Sydney this week for a series of meetings. We met with the other leaders of Free Speech Unions from Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa and launched...

July 13, 2024 Launch of a coalition across the English-speaking world to defend free speech

Launch of a coalition across the English-speaking world to defend free speech

The enemies of free speech hunt in packs, so its defenders must band together, too. This belief has long been at the heart of our work as Free Speech Unions and is why we're launching the Internationa...

July 5, 2024 Yet another nurse under threat because of a Facebook comment

Yet another nurse under threat because of a Facebook comment

If each of the affronts to free speech that we fight were seen in isolation, they might not seem like a big deal. But, together, they add up to a much bigger problem.  Each time we write to you, there...