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Free speech

Critics warn the law's vague language risks criminalising legitimate political expression and protest.

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Jan 18, 2026
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ACLJ petitions

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) runs online and offline petition drives as a central tool in its conservative legal-advocacy playbook, positioning signatures as leverage to pressure exe...

Jan 11, 2026
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what negative remarks were made by Democrats reagarding charlie kirk's death?

A handful of Democrats and left-leaning commentators made sharply critical or mocking remarks about Charlie Kirk after his assassination, while most Democratic leaders publicly condemned the killing a...

Jan 21, 2026

Has the Czech Republic created new laws banning the promotion of Communism?

has enacted an amendment to its Criminal Code that explicitly criminalises the promotion or support of communist movements, placing communism on the same legal footing as and introducing prison terms ...

Jan 20, 2026

When, if ever, is it acceptable for non-Black people to use the word nigga or nigger?

Non-Black people using the n-word is broadly condemned in opinion and academic sources as harmful and inappropriate, with many Black voices and institutions asserting that non-Black people do not have...

Jan 18, 2026

How have media outlets reported Germaine Greer’s recent public appearances since 2020?

Since 2020 media outlets have reported Germaine Greer’s public appearances as a fraught mix of continued visibility and recurring controversy, emphasizing both her late-life interviews and the backlas...

Jan 17, 2026

How do left and right perspectives approach civil liberties and individual rights?

The political left generally frames civil liberties through a combination of social equality and protected personal freedoms, favoring government action to secure rights and redress inequality . The p...

Jan 6, 2026

How did conservative and civil rights groups respond to Charlie Kirk's remarks about black women?

Conservative reactions to Charlie Kirk’s repeated disparagement of Black women split between public defense and hagiography, and quieter souring and internecine criticism; some conservatives framed Ki...

Jan 5, 2026

What are the ethical and free-speech implications of compensating protest attendees?

Paying people to attend protests raises a tangle of ethical questions—about authenticity, manipulation, and equity—and free‑speech tensions involving state and private regulation, audience disruption,...