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The Rise of Totalitarian Democracy 2.0

The arrest of comedian Graham Linehan for tweets critical of transgenderism demonstrates how far Britain has departed from its traditional commitment to free speech and democratic norms.

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Robert J. Hutchinson
Sep 04, 2025
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The crackdown by allegedly “liberal” democratic governments in the West against political views they dislike is gathering steam.

The European Union has began aggressive implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA), an Orwellian legal regime that compels platforms to swiftly remove vaguely defined “illegal content” across all member states, which incl…

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