North America Blog

May 3, 2016

SFL North America: April 2016 Update

In an attempt to better share our current activities with our network, SFL is beginning an SFL Around the World blog post series. At the beginning of each month, each region will […]
April 29, 2016

How Milo’s Callous Sensationalism Hurts Us All

Shock Politics Are Bad for Liberty Over the past few days, libertarians have been commenting on Milo Yiannopoulos’s YAL- sponsored speech at American University. The question is an important one and has […]
April 27, 2016

Today in History: Tea Act passed by British Parliament (1773)

Cronyism at its finest! On this day in 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, once again lowering the taxes paid by the now-failing East India Company and giving it a […]
April 25, 2016

Deadline Approaching: Speak Freely Activism Grants

How often have we heard it now? “Our goal was to disrupt the event.” “Free speech =/= Hate speech” “I don’t want to debate. I want to talk about my pain.” To […]
April 23, 2016

End of the Semester Opportunities

The semester may almost be over, but SFL’s student activism never stops! Check out our opportunities for student leaders like yourself in the coming weeks: Apply for a $250 #SpeakFreely Activism Grant: Stand up […]
April 18, 2016

New Book on Free Speech Challenges Campus Orthodoxy

In 1975, a Yale committee chaired by the late professor C. Vann Woodward, issued the Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression at Yale. It stated that “The history of intellectual […]
April 15, 2016

Request a Free Speech Challenge Kit Today!

As part of SFL’s #SpeakFreely campaign for free speech, we are offering students to opportunity to host a Free Speech Challenge on campus. How does hosting a Free Speech Challenge work? Set up […]
April 12, 2016

STRIVE Shares Humanity at the College of Charleston

The Syrian refugee crisis is often considered the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II and, with migration this large, the European Union has had to quickly find solutions to handle a […]
April 8, 2016

Student Spotlight: Bela Cunningham

Over the years, Students For Liberty has had the opportunity to work closely with hundreds of student activists who have gone on to accomplish incredible things. One such leader is Campus Coordinator […]
April 5, 2016

Announcing SFL’s Speak Freely Activism Grants

Free speech is one of the fundamental building blocks of a free society. But lately, free speech and expression have been under consistent attack both on college campuses and more generally through […]
April 4, 2016

Celebrate Freedom Day

Looking for another way to spread the message of liberty on campus this spring? Want to take part in a national conversation on the meaning and importance of free expression? Well next […]
April 1, 2016

SFL North America: March 2016 Update

In an attempt to better share our current activities with our network, SFL is beginning an SFL Around the World blog post series. At the beginning of each month, each region will […]
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