Freedom of speech is a bellwether: how any society tolerates those with minority, disfavored, or even obnoxious views will often speak to its performance on human rights more generally.

transcript In his speech, which lasted nearly an hour, the president touted his accomplishments, attacked Donald Trump and passed the baton to Kamala Harris. “We love Joe.” “America ...

The King's Speech set out the new Labour government's priorities for the months ahead, following the party's general election victory. Formally called the Speech from the Throne, Charles gave his ...

Oprah Winfrey surprised the crowd Wednesday night at the 2024 Democratic National Convention and delivered an energetic 15-minute speech showcasing her support for Vice President Kamala Harris as ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz opened his 2024 Democratic National Convention speech by thanking Vice President Kamala Harris for "putting [her] trust" in him to be a part of her campaign and applauding ...

Black job.” Obama, who followed a speech from First Gentleman Doug Emhoff, repeated a phrase used by Trump on his campaign trail while discussing immigration's impact on the American workforce ...

As Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination for President at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday night, she delivered a speech paying tribute to her ...

And when Mr. Biden gave the final speech of the night, he spoke about his and Ms. Harris’s accomplishments so far during this term, and his hopes for our country’s future. The president spoke ...

People will simply tune out. Everyone wants to give an uplifting speech that resonates with harmony and joy. Unfortunately, life is not like that. Leaders need to paint a realistic picture ...

In the days and hours leading up to the speech of Harris’s life, the Democrats featured John Legend, Stevie Wonder, even Oprah Winfrey. The singer-songwriter Pink sang her bittersweet hit ballad ...

Last night President Biden delivered an energetic, 52-minute speech very late on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It was a perfectly fine speech that served as a ...

Adrian Wooldridge is the global business columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former writer at the Economist, he is author of “The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World.” ...