Free Speech
William Penn and the right to free speech Brian Wink September 10, 2025 September 9, 2025
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Recently, Irish comedian Graham Linehan was jailed by the UK government for mocking transgenderism. The renowned comedian was so shocked by this he was then hospitalized for a dangerously high blood pressure spike.
One of the posts he was arrested for was the following: “If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls.” The comedian’s punchline, relying on the absurdity of self-identified women having testicles, was used as justification for his arrest under “suspicion of inciting