Free Speech
María Corina Machado’s Nobel Journey – Religion & Liberty Online
I will never forget my encounter with María Corina Machado, in Lima, Peru, in 2014. Upon landing in that city she learned that the Venezuelan government, which had been persecuting her, had stripped her of her parliamentary immunity and that if…
‘The Babylon Bee’ Fights Hawaii Law Censoring Political Speech
The Babylon Bee went to court to challenge a Hawaii law banning “deceptive media” during the 10 months before an election. The Hawaiian legislature passed S2687 in July 2024, allegedly to stop the spread of election “disinformation and…
Why Self-Censorship is a Real Problem
A trusted colleague recently said to me, playfully, at our morning Daily Citizen editorial meeting, “Glenn, that’s an inside-your-head thought, not a say-it-out-loud thought.” She was right. Not saying everything that passes through our mind is…
Supreme Court To Hear Evangelist’s Religious Freedom Case
On December 3, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an important religious freedom case brought by Gabriel Olivier, a Christian evangelist who was arrested for telling others about Jesus at a public park in Brandon, Mississippi. Six years ago, the…
Oregon School District Pays $650,000 for Firing Teachers Opposed to ‘Trans’ Policy
An Oregon school district has agreed to pay over half a million dollars in damages and attorneys’ fees for violating two educators’ free speech, religious freedom and equal protection rights. In February 2021, Oregon’s Grants Pass School…
How Academia Abandoned Evidence for Ideology
By The Stream Published on November 16, 2025 In this historical clip, Melanie Phillips exposes how Western academia abandoned objective truth for comforting ideological illusions. Melanie Phillips is a British public commentator with a…
Victor Davis Hanson: Confronting Conservative Antisemitism
By The Stream Published on November 13, 2025 Tucker Carlson’s interview with controversial right-wing podcaster Nick Fuentes has snowballed into a bigger conversation that has everyone asking: Does the Right have a serious issue with…
Sidewalk Evangelist Wins Right to Share Good News
Thanks to our friends at First Liberty Institute, evangelist Ernest Giardino is once again free to share the Good News of Jesus Christ while walking the sidewalks of Chapin, South Carolina. After eight months of carrying around signs that…
Court Awards $885,000 in Attorney Fees After Counseling Censorship Victory
A federal appeals court has awarded Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit legal ministry, nearly $1 million in attorney fees. The decision comes after the court ruled two city ordinances in Florida, which banned counseling for minors with unwanted…
The Brew: Oxford University Confronts Pro-Murder Student Leader
One of the key incentives many Republicans had for trashing Donald Trump and his supporters was their concern about elites — who made it clear that populist conservatism was a bright red line no one should cross. And Trump dances right over that…