Fear Tactics and Free Speech
Two year ago, a Danish journalist/cartoonist gave his political opinion with a newspaper cartoon that depicted a caricature of Muhammed, and there were death threats and rioting by those who described...
View ArticleProtecting Electronic Insults Is Insulting
A Connecticut state lawmaker is proposing legislation that would bar schools from punishing students for their electronic insults – even if they write them on class computers during school hours. This...
View ArticlePorn Film Screened on College Campuses
When I went to college (I was an undergraduate at the State University of New York at Stony Brook), in addition to the police raids on the campus dorm pot smokers, and the demonstrations against the...
View ArticleThe Thought Police Are Coming For You
I’ve been sitting “shiva” for the past four weeks after I issued my apology for using a word on this radio program that I should not have used. I’ve let the hounds of fury misinterpret and misrepresent...
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