Essays about Freedom of Speech

The removal of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on March 10, 2017, was perhaps a reminder of what it means for the people to govern themselves. The press exposed Park’s corruption, the informed public took to the streets in peaceful candlelight protests, the courts impeached and imprisoned her, and the people democratic elected her replacement…

Debates have sprung up for centuries regarding the right to free speech and the limitations that should be placed on this crucial right. The first Amendment of the United States Constitution first granted American citizens the right to free speech in 1791, as it was proposed in the Bill of Rights. This right allows citizens…

Understanding and obeying the law is never easy, especially if you don’t particularly agree with everything the law says. In the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, there were many changes in the way of living during the revolution. Satrapi had a difficult time changing her usual ways and she got in trouble a lot for…

Every person is entitled to their own choice to one of two needs: safety or freedom. An anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader, Nelson Mandela, once said in a speech in 1962 that, “When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”…

Freedom of speech is very important in america. Freedom of speech is important because communication is a big part of everyday life. The level of freedom to communicate has a big impact on our everyday lives. The level of freedom to communicate has a big impact on outer society and on the strength of democracy….

Freedom of speech is part of the 1st amendment, which is also part of the bill of rights. Freedom of Speech states, “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” This means that the government may not fine, jail or impose personal freedom on people just…

Statement of Problem In our current political climate, students have experienced challenges in their freedom of speech. Everyone in America has the right to the First Amendment. According to the United States Supreme Court, public institutions of higher education are legally bound to this amendment (Lowery, 2016, p 538). This amendment applies to speech, expression,…

“Free speech is a triangle,” proclaims Yale Law School Professor John M. Balkin in his 2018 Columbia Law review essay “Free Speech is a Triangle” (Hudson 5). The triangle he refers to is, “at least three categories of speakers: nation-states, internet infrastructure companies and a variety of individual speakers” (Hudson 5). This is surely not…

Introduction The Constitution “demands that content-based restrictions on speech be presumed invalid … and that the Government bear the burden of showing their constitutionality.” That is to say, anything recognizable as a conception of freedom of expression must require that government, at least in its capacity as regulator, maintain a position of neutrality regarding messages….

While Burl Osborne is a strong believer in the right to free speech, he said that ” the urge to censor is the reaction of well-intended people to the expression of views that they find repugnant. “Osborne, who serves as the president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors as well as the editor and…