A great speech is something that combines persuasive writing, comfort with public speaking (something that I know that I personally need to work on), and a meaningful message to create an impression ...

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MANILA, Philippines — Should cursing on social media, particularly for public officials, be considered beyond the tenets of freedom of speech? The question was the subject of a lengthy debate between ...

Remember the name Christopher Shea. You’ll see why later. It is generally agreed that Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech in American history. After all, that’s the speech ...

Awards season came to end with Hollywood’s biggest night on Sunday: the Oscars. And as always, there were some pretty great acceptance speeches. The night really belonged to Sean Baker’s “Anora,” ...

You can now watch the speech in HD. You can now watch the speech in HD. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. “If we don’t have FREE SPEECH, then we just don’t have a FREE COUNTRY,” ...