“It’s all well and good to support the right to free speech of people with whom you concur; it’s the willingness to support the rights of those whose message you despise that is the true test of one’s commitment to the principle of free expression.” - James Kirchick

More speech will always be better than less.

'Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.'

“…in an open and democratic society, people will be offended… free speech loses all meaning if it applies only to inoffensive views.” - Freddie Attenborough

The risk of causing offence or being offended is the necessary price we pay for freedom.

Secrecy fuels speculation. What does name suppression do but deepen public curiosity and mistrust? nzherald.co.nz/nz/rich-lister…

Name suppression of wealthy convict causes havoc as speculation runs wild Permanent name suppression granted to a wealthy criminal recently convicted for the possession and importation of objectionable material is an affront to everyone outside the elite groups permitted to know

Should Labour listen to Henare on the gang patch ban? Free Speech Union says yes! Confusion? A slip of the tongue? Apparently Peeni Henare was mistaken when he told the audience at a by-election debate that his party would repeal the gang patch ban. But the Free Speech Union is

If we're not free to challenge foreign interference in NZ, our democracy is in trouble.

"The UK's now got itself into the dreadful position..." We must learn from overseas examples: once you open the door to censorship, it’s incredibly difficult to close. rcr.media/episodes/steph…

What good is it if we only hear ideas we agree with?

Does censorship do anything to change someone's mind?

“Judges show they do not trust the public. When the courts keep criminals’ names hidden, the media cannot do their job. The public’s freedom to discuss matters of real concern is undermined.” centrist.nz/fsu-elite-name…

New Plymouth Boys’ High apologises for excluding student from speech finals, FSU to provide training After a mediation supported by the Free Speech Union, New Plymouth Boys’ High School acknowledged that Oliver Jull was excluded from participating in the finals of the school