Freedom of Speech in America - Compared to Other Countries

Civil Liberties Minute: Passport to Jail
When and where could a person be jailed for not having an internal passport on his person? The former Soviet Union, the apartheid era in South Africa, or 2010 in America?
Civil Liberties Minute: Internet Attack
We all know about Internet access being under attack in China, Iran, and other totalitarian countires, but did you know that the Internet, in a different way, is under attack in America as well?
Civil Liberties Minute: Ideological Exclusion
Here's something you might not think we exclude at our borders: ideas.
ACLU First Amendment Minute: Canada's Largest Trading Partner
America is Canada's largest trading partner, and that country recently imported something from The United States that should make us proud.
ACLU First Amendment Minute: A Venerable Democracy
Today's freedom of speech question: In a venerable democracy, when a citizen posts online a video of a government official lying, what's the likely result?
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