#As a clinical psychologist, I believe free speech, not censorship, benefits mental health

#As a clinical psychologist, I believe free speech, not censorship, benefits mental health

“As a clinical psychologist, I believe free speech, not censorship, benefits mental health” Elon Musk’s recent Twitter purchase and his love of free speech have sparked a firestorm of conversations about mental-health issues related to hate speech and bullying. Cries for cancellation, deplatforming, content-throttling and other stifling measures are often made in the name of…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 6, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 6, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 6, 2022” The Issue: Elon Musk’s release of info pertaining to Twitter’s blocking of The Post’s Hunter Biden story. We are rightly told that the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6 was a threat to our democracy (“Fed lies,” Dec. 5). The concerted censorship of The Post’s reporting…

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#New York’s unwilling speech cop, SBF’s ‘rehabilitation’ enablers and more commentary

#New York’s unwilling speech cop, SBF’s ‘rehabilitation’ enablers and more commentary

“New York’s unwilling speech cop, SBF’s ‘rehabilitation’ enablers and more commentary” Libertarian: New York’s Unwilling Speech Cops “New York politicians are slapping a badge on my chest,” quips law prof Eugene Volokh at The Wall Street Journal, by requiring “any site that allows comments” to “publish a plan for responding to alleged hate speech by…

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#Trump calls for ‘termination’ of election rules in Constitution to overturn 2020 election

#Trump calls for ‘termination’ of election rules in Constitution to overturn 2020 election

Trump calls for ‘termination’ of election rules in Constitution to overturn 2020 election Former President Trump called for the termination of the Constitution’s rules regarding elections to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election following the release of more detailed information about Twitter’s role in suppressing a story about Hunter Biden.  “A Massive Fraud…

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#‘Living hell’ and the destruction of academic freedom

#‘Living hell’ and the destruction of academic freedom

“‘Living hell’ and the destruction of academic freedom” If universities don’t protect free speech and open debate, they’re no better than finishing schools, if not outright propaganda factories — serving not the nation or the search for truth, but simply the dominant ideology. But that’s increasingly what US colleges have become, routinely closing the door…

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#California’s perilous bid to censor your doctor’s advice

#California’s perilous bid to censor your doctor’s advice

“California’s perilous bid to censor your doctor’s advice” The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), which Columbia legal scholar Philip Hamburger founded in 2017, cheekily describes itself as “a civil libertarian alternative to the ACLU that actually cares about the rights in the Constitution.” It therefore may seem surprising that two California chapters of the American Civil Liberties…

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#Truce in sight on same-sex-marriage and dissent

#Truce in sight on same-sex-marriage and dissent

“Truce in sight on same-sex-marriage and dissent” America could finally be on its way to hammering out a truce between same-sex-marriage advocates and religious opponents. It’s a tall order. Congress is the architect of one part of the truce. The Senate is advancing a bill, with bipartisan support, to ensure a same-sex couple’s marital status…

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