New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is the latest liberal leader to call for an international alliance to censor speech. Unsatisfied with the unprecedented corporate censorship of social media companies, leaders like Hillary Clinton have turned from private...
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Durham: The FBI Had Danchenko on Payroll as An Informant During the Russian Collusion Investigation
by Jonathan Turley | Sep 14, 2022 | Featured Articles
Yesterday, a filing by Special Counsel John Durham revealed that Igor Danchenko, who worked as a key contributor to the discredited Steele dossier funded by the Clinton campaign, was later put on the FBI payroll as an informant. The disclosure rocked Washington and...
Twitter’s 'Tricky' Timing Problem: Lawsuit Reveals Back Channel with CDC to Coordinate Censorship
by Jonathan Turley | Aug 24, 2022 | Featured Articles
“Tricky.” Over the course of 110 pages in a federal complaint, that one descriptive word seemed to stand out among the exchanges between social media executives and public health officials on censoring public viewpoints. The exchange reveals long-suspected...
'We Regret Any Pain': CUNY Apologizes and Deletes Article On Depp Lawyer
by Jonathan Turley | Aug 6, 2022 | Featured Articles
For many who watched the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial, some of the most outstanding moments involved his defense counsel Yarelyn Mena. It was an extraordinary opportunity for the 29-year old graduated from CUNY (2015) and she was praised for her tough examination of...
Grassley: Whistleblowers Report That DOJ Downplayed Hunter Biden Evidence in 2020
by Jonathan Turley | Jul 28, 2022 | Featured Articles
My recent column explored whether time is running out for Hunter Biden. The answer may be “no” if Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is right about what whistleblowers are telling him about the investigation. CBS is reporting that “highly credible” whistleblowers informed...
The Truth About Madison and Slavery
by Jonathan Turley | Jul 22, 2022 | Featured Articles
Below is my column in the Washington Times responding to the controversy over changes at the home of James Madison. While I have not been to Montpelier since the reported changes, I wanted to respond to the condemnation of Madison as “an enslaver.” He was indeed an...
Boston University Professor: Second Amendment is Based on 'Freedom to Enslave'
by Jonathan Turley | Jun 22, 2022 | Featured Articles
As we wait for the release of the most significant Second Amendment case in over a decade from the Supreme Court (as early as tomorrow), CBS featured Ibram X. Kendi on Face the Nation on gun rights. Host Margaret Brennan discussed with the Boston University professor...
Friends with Benefits: Sussmann Trial is an Indictment of the FBI and the Washington Establishment
by Jonathan Turley | May 30, 2022 | Featured Articles
Below is a slightly expanded version of my column in the Hill on Sussmann trial and what it revealed about the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the combined Russian collusion investigations. It also looks down the road at whether Special Counsel John...
'Silence the Voices of Hatred': N.Y. Governor Hochul Uses the Buffalo Massacre to Renew Calls for Censorship of Social Media
by Jonathan Turley | May 16, 2022 | Featured Articles
Politicians have long viewed tragedies and crises as opportunities not to be “wasted.” Most recently, Samantha Power, Biden’s Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, told ABC that they did not want to waste the war in Ukraine as a way...
Five Steps to Save Free Speech on Twitter: A Musk Roadmap
by Jonathan Turley | May 6, 2022 | Featured Articles
According to reports, Elon Musk is now expected to take over as the temporary CEO of Twitter as soon as his financing of the purchase is finalized. It is good news because buying Twitter may prove a mere skirmish in comparison to the coming battle. Political forces in...
The Sweet Sound of Censorship: The Biden Administration Seeks the Perfect Pitch for Disinformation Governance
by Jonathan Turley | Apr 30, 2022 | Featured Articles
Many politicians and pundits are in full panic over Elon Musk’s threat to restore free speech values to Twitter. While Hillary Clinton has called upon Europeans to step in to maintain such censorship and Barack Obama has called for US regulations, the Biden...
Garland Stonewalls Questions about a Special Counsel in Hunter Biden Scandal Despite New Evidence Tied to President Biden
by Jonathan Turley | Apr 27, 2022 | Featured Articles
Attorney General Merrick Garland continued to refuse to address questions over his refusal to appoint a Special Counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation despite new evidence tying President Joe Biden to the controversial business deals. The New York Post...
Freedom is Tyranny: Robert Reich Goes Full Orwellian in Anti-Free Speech Screed
by Jonathan Turley | Apr 15, 2022 | Featured Articles
We recently discussed the gathering of Democratic politicians and media figures at the University of Chicago to discuss how to better shape news, combat “disinformation,” and reeducate those with conservative views. The political and media elite shared ideas on how to...
GoFundMe and the Nag’s Head Light: How Crowdfunding Has Become The Latest Battleground Over Free Speech
by Jonathan Turley | Feb 7, 2022 | Featured Articles
GoFundMe’s suspension of millions to support protesting truckers in Canada shocked many, particularly when the company initially announced its intention to distribute the money to other charities. It was less of a surprise for those of us who have criticized the...
'A Stain on Our Democracy': Vindman Sues Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Others for Witness Intimidation
by Jonathan Turley | Feb 3, 2022 | Featured Articles
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the former Director for European Affairs for the National Security Council, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging violations of his civil rights by Donald Trump, Jr.; attorney and Trump advisor Rudy Giuliani; former Deputy White House...
Study: Sixty-Five Percent of College Students Believe that They Cannot Speak Freely on Campus
by Jonathan Turley | Jan 27, 2022 | Featured Articles
We often discuss (including a controversy today) the growing intolerance for opposing views on our campuses and the rising generation of censors in our society. Students and even faculty members increasingly call for the silencing or firing of those who espouse...
Will Justice Sotomayor Be Banned On Twitter? Don’t Bet On It.
by Jonathan Turley | Jan 10, 2022 | Featured Articles
During the oral arguments over the Biden vaccine mandates last week, two largely disconnected views emerged from the right and left of the Supreme Court. Conservative justices hammered away at the underlying authority of the Biden Administration to issue these...
Jussie Smollett and the ‘Time of Deceit’
by Jonathan Turley | Dec 14, 2021 | Featured Articles
Below is my column in USA Today on the aftermath of the Jussie Smollett verdict and what the case says about our state of both politics and journalism. As discussed yesterday, some figures and groups are still insisting that people need to believe Smollett regardless...
Is The ‘Workaround’ Working? Fourth Court Enjoins Biden Vaccine Mandate
by Jonathan Turley | Dec 8, 2021 | Featured Articles
A US district court in Georgia became the fourth court to enjoin a Biden Administration vaccine mandate this week. As with the other trial and appellate courts, District Judge R. Stan Baker found that President Biden has exceeded his authority in mandating the vaccine...
Fighting ‘Information Disorder’: Aspen’s Orwellian Commission on Controlling Speech in America
by Jonathan Turley | Nov 19, 2021 | Featured Articles
The Aspen Institute has issued the results of its much heralded 16-person Commission on Information Disorder on how to protect the public from misinformation. The commission on disinformation and “building trust” was partially headed by Katie Couric who is still...
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