Freedom of the press. The right to assembly. And the right to free speech. The first amendment includes some of the most fundamental and most debated rights. In this episode, we explore how the meaning of free speech has changed throughout history and continues to evolve today.

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to define 'domestic terrorist'. Free speech advocates warn this could chill campus speech. Here's how.

As Cabinet members snarl at representatives and senators, and social media fills with semiliterate trolling and insults by public officials, we need to remember that rhetoric—the art of persuasive speech—still matters. Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state, gave an excellent demonstration of that fact at this year’s Munich Security Conference.

For decades, administrators and professors – especially at the nation’s most selective colleges and universities – have waged a campaign to regulate speech. Their contrived transgressions and expedients – trigger warnings,

David Begnaud is a CBS News contributor and previously served as the lead national correspondent for "CBS Mornings," based in New York City. Analisa Novak is a content producer for CBS News and the Emmy Award-winning "CBS Mornings." She specializes in ...

Trump faced Democratic protests as he discussed his agenda, touted his accomplishments, and demeaned his opponents.

Speech blurs together unless you know the language; scientists found the brain signal that separates the words

When most people think of how governments stifle free speech, they think of censorship. That’s when a government directly blocks or suppresses speech. In the past, the federal government has censored speech in various ways. It has tried to block news ...

The United States is in a speech war. Normally, human beings fight over money or land or love, but that is not what is happening today. Today, people are fighting over words. People’s lives are being damaged and sometimes destroyed not for something they ...

Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston. In the week since conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah university event, comments from some of ...

This op-ed is part of The Hill’s “How to Fix America” series exploring solutions to some of the country’s most pressing problems. This year, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) celebrates its 25th anniversary. I have been ...

French President Emmanuel Macron attacked social media giants' "free speech" defense as "pure bulls---" after demanding for algorithm transparency.