Tag: freedom of expression

Thoughtcrime Britain

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce must have presented quite a challenge for the officers: a lone, middle-aged Catholic woman, armed with a double-barrelled surname, silently thinking forbidden thoughts.

The ‘Re-education’ of Jordan Peterson

Peterson’s enemies try to silence him: the latest attempt comes from the Ontario College of Psychologists, who have ordered him to undergo social media ‘re-education,’ or risk suspension of his licence to practice as a clinical psychologist.

Inside a Modern-Day Heresy Trial

It was exactly one year ago, on a cold, dark winter evening in January 2022, when Paul Coleman arrived in Helsinki for the modern-day heresy trial of Finnish MP Dr. Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola.

The New Latin Conservatism

The Right must adapt its ideas, strategy, and discourse to the current political ‘dialectics,’ and not remain anchored to—or trapped by—approaches that are far from the concerns of citizens today.

Freedom To Offer Help in Jeopardy in the UK

The law would make it illegal to tell a woman seeking an abortion that help, if she needs it—baby supplies, housing, or a network of support—is available to her.

Renaissance Catholique Wins Appeal Against LGBT Associations

At the end of the trial, Jean-Pierre Maugendre, president of Renaissance Catholique, said he was pleased that for the time being the Catholic Church’s freedom to teach on homosexuality on its own terms had been recognised in France.

Novelist Salman Rushdie in Hospital After Attack on Stage

In an email, his book agent Andrew Wylie wrote that “the news is not good,” as the author is likely to lose one eye. During the attack, stab wounds damaged his liver and severed the nerves in his arm.

French Minister Accused of Homophobia

The aspersions are not likely to end the matter, as six anti-homophobia associations have announced that they have filed a complaint against Caroline Cayeux, who—for the moment—remains in office.