Matt Welch

Backpage, Censorship, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, News, Opinion/Analysis, U.S. v. Lacey & Larkin

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The late Jim Larkin‘s powerful presence pervades a new documentary by Reason magazine on the federal criminal case involving Backpage.com. The as-yet-untitled 40-minute film was previewed in late July to an audience of about 100 at a brick-lined venue on…

Veteran newspapermen Jim Larkin and Michael Lacey speak at a panel discussion as part of Reason Weekend 2019 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix
Backpage, Censorship, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, News, Section 230, Sex Work, U.S. v. Lacey & Larkin

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With a mixture of gallows humor and outright defiance, veteran newspapermen Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin captivated the 100-plus libertarians who gathered in Phoenix on Friday, March 8, for the Reason Foundation’s annual Reason Weekend. Joining a panel at the…