Tag: civil liberties

The redemption arc around LGBTQ+ rights in Ireland shows the possibility of rapid social change in favor of greater liberty.
  • LGBTQ

LGBTQ+ rights in Ireland: a redemption arc

Freedom of speech during wartime is crucial for transparency. If this right doesn't apply during wartime, does it even exist in any meaningful sense?
  • Free Speech

We cannot let freedom of speech become a casualty of war

The right to privacy and freedom of contract are not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution but are essential to our personal privacy and dignity
  • Equal Treatment Under The Law

The U.S. Constitution and the right to privacy

Travel restrictions have created a world more insular than we've seen in decades, and the damage this is causing is only starting to reveal itself
  • Pandemics

Travel restrictions have led to a more insular world than we’ve seen in decades

Hong Kong highlights how a free society can be dismantled by an authoritarian regime, and how fragile hard-won civil liberties really are.
  • Human Rights

How Hong Kong lost its once treasured civil liberties

Lockdown restrictions have disrupted normal life and led to to a range of shocking and bizarre incidents and developments as governments take on new powers
  • Pandemics

7 shocking incidents created by lockdown restrictions

The Australian government’s heavy handed response to dissent against its draconian lockdown restrictions is unacceptable for a supposedly free society.
  • Pandemics

Australia’s draconian lockdown restrictions must end

The War on Terror, a costly war against an ever-present idea, has come at the expense of civil liberties and increasing executive power.
  • Anti-War

The War on Terror has made us less American

Authoritarian regimes seeking to cement power can be creative in devising repressive policies that masquerade as decentralization or reform.
  • Free Will and Moral Responsibility

Authoritarian regimes and the facade of liberal reforms

The anti-riot bill signed by Governor DeSantis threatens Floridians’ constitutional rights and shows an unsettling willingness to centralize power.
  • Free Speech

DeSantis’ broad anti-riot bill makes his “oasis of freedom” less free

“Two weeks to flatten the curve” turned into lockdown measures that have lasted over a year. We must rally together and reassert our freedom.
  • Pandemics

Essential reading for your pro-lockdown friends

Frustration around COVID-19 restrictions has reached a boiling point on some university campuses, and police brutality can only add to this.
  • Pandemics

The stress of COVID-19 and police brutality on university campuses

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