First Amendment

The New Free Speech War on American Campuses

May 21, 2018 // Liberation - France - French

<i>In the United States, a new generation of students is questioning the principle of absolute freedom of expression. To avoid offending minorities, they demand that the university become a "safe space," a shelter from all hateful words. Are they at risk of fleeing debate and blinding youth to reality?</i> [Read more]

Trump Wages Personal War against US Constitution

October 14, 2017 // Dagens Nyheter - Sweden - Swedish

Perhaps the president of the U.S. is not so well acquainted with the details of how society and power works. However, don’t doubt that he knows exactly what he is doing. It is essentially about silencing everything he dislikes. The response to Donald Trump’s Twitter barrage about “revoking the license” for [Read more]

Freedom of Expression, The United States’ Last Source of Greatness

October 11, 2017 // Le Temps - Switzerland - French

<i>There’s much to criticize in American politics, says honorary professor André Liebich. Except for one admirable thing: the First Amendment of the Constitution consecrated in the freedom of expression. In Europe, censorship is gaining ground.</i> There is plenty in the United States to criticize and oppose: [Read more]

Trump and Fake News Strike Again

May 14, 2017 // El País - Spain - Spanish

The greatest battle ever waged by a president of the United States against the media.

Trump Is Dangerously Helpless

March 8, 2017 // Sueddeutsche Zeitung - Germany - German

As an entrepreneur and entertainer, Trump liked to fire people — now he is 'firing' journalists from the White House.

A Setback for Trump’s Executive Order and Raison D’être for US Justice Department

March 6, 2017 // JoongAng Ilbo - S. Korea - Korean

A U.S. federal district court’s ruling on Feb. 3, 2017, which blocked President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order, is refreshing. The temporary restraining order suspended the enforcement of the president’s immigration ban, which barred entry for refugees and other visitors from a list of seven [Read more]

Trump Against the Media

January 31, 2017 // El País - Spain - Spanish

His attacks are unbelievable, intolerable and inappropriate for a president.

Yes, the Internet Is ‘Public Property’

March 5, 2015 // Le Monde - France - French

The FCC’s position fell firmly in favor of net neutrality in the USA, announcing a series of rules surrounding operators’ activities, which in future will prevent them from giving priority to certain content providers by making them pay more for better-quality access.