DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression

A court orders a web company to meet a Justice Department demand for data on an anti-Trump website it hosts for an investigation of inauguration day protests. Responding to… More

DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression

Trump revises vision for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan but doesn't provide details; Gawker lawsuit precedent concerns media and entertainment companies; Liu Xia appears in a rare video on Youtube,… More

DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression

Trump continues to decry removal of Confederate statues as James Murdoch condemns his comments on the violence in Charlottesville; ABC's 'pink slime' defamation suit settled last week; Hong Kong's… More

DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression

Google fires employee who wrote anonymous memo questioning the role of women in engineering; Scientists leak government report on climate change; Agriculture dept. employees stopped from using the term… More

DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression

Tensions continue between the New York Times and Fox and Friends over allegations made by the latter regarding a story about U.S. efforts to capture an ISIS leader. Jared… More

The PEN Ten with Carmen Agra Deedy

Respect the intelligence of young readers and never, ever, lie to them. They will love you for the former and crucify you should you ignore the latter. More

The PEN Ten with Deborah Smith

I never discuss a translation while I’m working on it, because for me the author’s voice and intention are all there on the page. More

The PEN Ten with Christopher Bollen

I’m sure that particular piece of writing is horrifically melodramatic, but it did break down some invisible barrier between me and the page. It made me a braver writer. More