Support Freedom of Speech and Choice

"...Dear Editor, Regarding the indignation over the cover of the Jan. 27 Chronicle [“The New Texas Family Planning,”..."

Feb. 13, 2006 Postmarks

Freedom of Speech Is the Trump-All Virtue

"...Dear Editor, Of all the things left to us by the constitutional..."

Oct. 22, 2012 Postmarks

UT, OU Take Different Approaches to Racist Speech

OU takes swift action, while UT declines to punish students, citing freedom of speech

"...On Feb. 7, University of Texas frat Phi Gamma Delta, more commonly known as..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Page Two: Unfortunately the Left Is Guilty of Hypocrisy Even If the Right Is More Openly Oppressive

Adding a “but” to freedom of speech is unacceptable

"...on the right when the left tries to silence speech or insists that if a person's politics are extreme..."

June 2, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: The Body of Christ

McNally play defies the fake religiosity of those who would suppress it

"...When public officials engage in literary criticism, the results are seldom edifying...."

April 23, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Bonus Bill of the Week: Corporations Can't Vote, But Can Make It Rain

Dems seek constitutional overturn for Citizens United

"...the only body in the car, he had documents of incorporation with him and, you know, corporations are people..."

Jan. 13, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sweeping Religious Freedom Bill Heads to Senate

The Senate State Affairs Committee approves a license to discriminate

"...full Senate Monday evening, March 25, after several hours of testimony from Texas residents, social workers, lawyers, and numerous..."

March 26, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

'Page Two' Did Not Champion Free Speech

"...or not buying a Dixie Chicks CD an avenue of free speech, too? I love your passion, but I..."

Nov. 13, 2006 Postmarks

Page Two: The Time of the Toad

The New McCarthyism, or why the way the Dixie Chicks incident passes into history matters

"...young writer who could not stomach the aggressive mendacity of a press which in 1890 was determined to plunge..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Freedom to Boycott Israel, Buy Property Top Priorities at Texas Muslim Capitol Day

Rallyers father in first year Texas has two Muslim lawmakers in Lege

"...Before listing their action items at the steps of the Capitol March 7, a member of the 20th..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Leena Alali

Black Confused on Free Speech

"...at the Chronicle about what the right to free speech is and is not. Louis Black is laudably clear..."

Nov. 27, 2006 Postmarks

The Keepers of Your Silence II

Letters at 3 AM

"...ancient taboo. At the time, Europe was a continent of state-enforced religions, where royalty's word was all and all..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Bill of the Week: Should Businesses Get to Go Green or Avoid Guns?

A new bill would repeal anti-boycott legislation

"...“Bill of the Week” lived and died from 2011 to 2017,..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Movie Night in the Land of the Free

A meeting of the minds at the Crawford showing of 'Fahrenheit 9 / 11'

"...else, it stood as a testament to the tremendous freedom of speech we enjoy in this country: Last week,..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Express Yourself? Texas Senate Committee Considers Free Speech on College Campuses

Wednesday hearing begins lengthy process

"...met Wednesday to begin efforts to assess the state of free speech on college campuses throughout Texas. The committee..."

Feb. 1, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

Page Two: Rules of Disorder

The best democracy is a messy one

"...People will often ask me how well an issue or story has..."

July 10, 2009 Column by Louis Black

GOP Speech Bill Sides With Alt-Right Activists

Senate Bill 18 to protect “free expression” from campus provocateurs

"...students, and student groups deemed to interfere with free speech, including blocking speakers from coming to campus. The bill..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Limits on Freedom

"...strongly condemn the Garland shooting, I do wonder if freedom of speech means ridiculing a religious figure revered by..."

May 4, 2015 Postmarks

It Is the Soldier Not the Declaration of Independence ...

"...it is a statement by Dennis Edward O'Brien regarding freedoms. I would appreciate you printing it in your letter..."

May 26, 2004 Postmarks

Protect Free Speech in Iraq but Not Here

"...sticker on my car. It is a sad state of affairs when some idiot will come on to private..."

Oct. 18, 2004 Postmarks

Public Access TV Is an Important Free-Speech Forum

"...programming, through a supposed pass-through arrangement controlled by city officials. Time Warner passes this cost along to its subscribers,..."

April 14, 2009 Postmarks

Page Two: The Undoing of Due Process

Why Republicans, Constitutionalists, Libertarians, and committed pro-lifers should oppose Gov. Abbott's attack on Planned Parenthood

"...Brothers in France were among the first filmmakers. Many of their films involved turning the camera on, then 40..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Attack of the Cybermen

Activism empowered by the Internet

"...slipstream over into some bizarre yet highly entertaining mash-up of V for Vendetta, Transmetropolitan, and 2000 AD's Judge Dredd?..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

APD Infiltrates Occupy: How Many Officers Does it Take to 'Protect' Free Speech?

Lawyer says up to six APD officers involved in watching OA

"...It was the arrest of six members of Occupy Austin during a Houston demonstration..."

Feb. 23, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Beauty of Interpretation

"...These people seem to be just slightly bending our freedom of speech as written in the Constitution, but hey,..."

Aug. 9, 2006 Postmarks

Drastic Misdunderstanding of Conservative Thought

"...Two" that he continues to possess a drastic misunderstanding of conservative thought. I have few quibbles with the politics..."

March 10, 2006 Postmarks

Return of the Titty Tax

New 'nudity' tax could include not just strip clubs but cabarets, bars, fashion shows, and even mainstream theatres

"...as "SOBs") that provide live nude entertainment a fee of $5 per customer. The bill, however, defines "nude" as..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...contacted Austin attorney Derek Howard to explore the prospect of filing a civil rights lawsuit. For several months, she..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...to make its way to Ikeja, the working-class district of Nigeria's metropolis Lagos and center of Anikulapo-Kuti's politically charged..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Staccato Purr of CineFestival

Latino Filmmakers Explore the Middle Class

"...Angeles to Peru, and Mexico to Germany. A total of approximately 80 films, five of them feature-length, were shown..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Screens Feature

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