Men and women will be wary of trusting one another until we reject the empty zealotry and cynicism on both sides of this issue.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jul 25, 2019
When Buzzfeed’s Joe Bernstein isn’t busy slandering PewDiePie or doxxing a 14-year-old girl for having edgy YouTube content, he writes the occasional profile. Recently, he set his sights on Andy Ngo.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jul 19, 2019
The wokification of our heroes started with the changes made to the original Star Wars in 1997. Han shoots back…
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jul 11, 2019
If inducing a panic is a well-established instance where the First Amendment doesn’t apply, then surely telling your boyfriend to get back into his truck and let carbon monoxide fill his lungs until he is dead should also not fall under the banner of free speech.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jul 9, 2019
It’s a new reality for anti-racists on Twitter, who decried the racism of all those racists who are pissed that Halle Bailey will be playing Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live action The Little Mermaid.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jul 5, 2019
In response to perceived word violence, Antifa fights back with actual violence. This is basically their whole game and it’s time for it to be called out for the thuggery it is. It’s not noble to bash journalists.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jul 3, 2019
If political cartoons and op-eds are continually censored, then what is the purpose of a newspaper at all? Artists and writers are supposed to kick against the pricks. If we completely rid them of their ability to do so, all we are left with are the pricks.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jul 1, 2019
Despite the personal biases of its staff, Google must provide accurate information. The people are waking up and they are ready to walk away. Where will they go?
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jun 26, 2019
We like Louis C.K. The crowd likes Louis C.K. Even Brooklyn—home of judgy, mouth agape in consternation hipsters—likes Louis C.K. When the man was taken down, fans didn’t really want to see him go.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jun 26, 2019
The Guardian’s pro-censorship screed is great advertising for Dr. Peterson’s platform. Her craven desire to see speech shut down only confirms that a robust free-speech friendly online platform is desperately needed.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jun 23, 2019
Let’s focus on policies and substance. Let’s not give AOC so much space in our cultural conversations. That is, after you’ve liked, shared, and told all of your friends about this article.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jun 21, 2019
The U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has produced a report putting its new guidelines against gender-stereotypical imagery into effect. It’s reductive, tacky, and thoughtless. In short, it’s a basic bitch move.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jun 17, 2019
It’s not about Trump or political ideology. It’s about freedom of expression and freedom of creativity. Kanye is doing what all good artists do—he’s pushing boundaries. All of us would benefit from being more like Kanye. Perhaps then we wouldn’t be so scared to say what we truly feel.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jun 11, 2019
What began as an ideological turf war for control of the narrative has morphed into social engineering. We are erasing our own history because we think it’s too offensive.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jun 7, 2019
YouTube wants you to feel safe in trusting their “authoritative” sources and allies. But what they’re not telling you is that “authoritative” is just code for authoritarian.
Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / Jun 5, 2019