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WSJ: Shutting Down Support for the Truckers

February 17, 2022

The mandatory disclosure of donors to nonprofits punishes unpopular causes and chills speech protected by the First Amendment. The effect is to entrench the media consensus and the heckler’s veto, which these days too often work in tandem.

National Review: Doxing Day in Canada

February 16, 2022

Anonymous speech is as much a part of “democracy” as marching in the streets or writing a newspaper column. And in a healthy liberal media environment, reporters would be demanding answers from those abusing power, not working with them to inhibit political speech.

DHS official whose office compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists and protesters has been removed from his job

August 2, 2020

Members of Congress this week cited I & A’s collection of information about journalists and protesters as an alarming encroachment of government authority into activities protected by the First Amendment.

DHS analyzed protester communications, raising questions about previous statements by senior department official

August 1, 2020

Sen. Angus King of Maine said he was concerned that some DHS Intelligence & Analysis activities may not be “consistent either with the rule of law or the constitutional protections of privacy.”

Privacy fears threaten New York City’s coronavirus tracing efforts

June 5, 2020

“Data is so seductive. Once you have these data sets, there’s so many reasons to use them.”

Texas Scorecard: Local Officials Defend Their ‘Orwellian’ and ‘Unlawful’ Orders

May 16, 2020

Despite a warning from Texas’ attorney general, Austin’s mayor is still continuing his threat to punish local businesses who don’t obey his questionably legal new order.