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February 4, 2025 'Hate' crimes back on the agenda

'Hate' crimes back on the agenda

I am very frustrated with an announcement today.Despite canning unworkable and incredibly unpopular 'hate speech' laws at the beginning of their term, the National Minister of Justice, Paul Goldsmith,...

February 4, 2025 Feelings over facts

Feelings over facts

Feelings over facts... Such is the rationale behind moves by senior civil servants in the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to silence public criticisms made by a Kiwi think tan...

January 16, 2025 Do you want 'truth' determined by 'fact-checkers'?

Do you want 'truth' determined by 'fact-checkers'?

This is not always easy, but it is important: one of the most basic roles we have here at the Free Speech Union is to make the case for free speech, even when everyone else is lined up against it.  Th...

January 3, 2025 Make No Small Plans

Make No Small Plans

Have you ever visited Chicago?  I've just come in from pulling some weeds in my garden, and happened to be thinking about the first time I visited there. For an otherwise troubled city (famous, in par...

December 20, 2024 We're still getting wins in the final days of 2024!

We're still getting wins in the final days of 2024!

What. A. Year. As our team crosses the finish line to their summer break, I want to show you what you've helped us achieve in 2024. But first! We're still getting wins in the last minutes of the worki...

December 16, 2024 Should you have to pay for Police protection at an event? We don't think so.

Should you have to pay for Police protection at an event? We don't think so.

Are we winding down for Christmas? Not a chance! Last week we contacted you with three big wins, but we can't put our feet up just yet... not until the would-be-censors go on their Christmas break! La...