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November 15, 2022 Counter-protest, Not Censorship, Should Be First Port Of Call For Auckland Feminists

Counter-protest, Not Censorship, Should Be First Port Of Call For Auckland Feminists

15 November 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Counter-protest, Not Censorship, Should Be First Port Of Call For Auckland Feminists The Auckland Feminist Action’s plan to hold a counter-protest outside the ve...

October 30, 2022 Free Speech Union Ready For Round Two Of Government’s Proposed Hate Speech Laws

Free Speech Union Ready For Round Two Of Government’s Proposed Hate Speech Laws

30 October 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free Speech Union Ready For Round Two Of Government’s Proposed Hate Speech Laws Justice Minister Kiri Allan today guaranteed that she will have hate speech laws i...

October 21, 2022 'Plain Language Bill’- Another Solution Looking for a Problem

'Plain Language Bill’- Another Solution Looking for a Problem

'Plain Language Bill’- Another Solution Looking for a ProblemParliament: an ironic place where contradictions abound. At first glance stately and formal, but under the surface we know skulduggery abou...

October 5, 2022 The Road To Hell Is Paved With (Censorious) Good Intentions

The Road To Hell Is Paved With (Censorious) Good Intentions

Our Prime Minister has quickly become a polarizing figure on the international stage. Jacinda Ardern is either fawned over and adored or vilified and framed as the smiling face of authoritarianism. Co...

October 5, 2022 Understanding what really drives censorship

Understanding what really drives censorship

Given the fight we’re in, it’s important that we really understand what actually drives censorship. On a recent episode of the Free Speech Union podcast, I got to talk with David Gregory, the co-owner...

September 23, 2022 Introducing Dr. Roderick Mulgan, new Free Speech Union Council Member

Introducing Dr. Roderick Mulgan, new Free Speech Union Council Member

I have had political antennae since my early teens. It was years before I read anything about the Enlightenment but early on it resonated with me that one of life’s most basic rights was saying what y...