Mr. Sullum is a senior editor at Reason. During two decades in journalism he has relentlessly skewered authoritarians of the left and the right, making the case for shrinking the realm of politics and expanding the realm of individual choice. In addition to Reason, his work has appeared in National Review, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and other publications.
While ‘none of the precedents fit seamlessly,’ Judge Leslie Southwick says, a social media platform’s right to curate content is analogous to ‘the right of newspapers to control what they do and do not print.’
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Oregon voters could reverse a groundbreaking ballot initiative that eliminated criminal penalties for low-level possession of illegal drugs.
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‘I have emergency powers,’ Governor Grisham says. ‘Gun violence is an epidemic. Therefore, it’s an emergency.’
By JACOB SULLUM
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A misbegotten, century-old analogy — ‘falsely shouting fire in a theatre’ — is too often used as an excuse to punish constitutionally protected speech.
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Violators are rarely caught, while the unlucky few who face prosecution can go to prison for years.
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Martha Pollack rejects the pernicious premise that universities should protect students from offensive ideas.
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