Lee on Aug 14 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
There’s a certain problem in that the folks who protest most vociferously about the Bush administration’s violations of free speech rights, also tend to support the direct government regulation of political speech. A disturbing poll suggests they may have the wind at their back, with 47% (a plurality) supporting federal regulation of political content on [...]
Lance on Jul 25 2008 | Filed under: Humor, Lance's Page, Media
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Keith_Indy on Jun 13 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Keith's Page
First they came for the Press,
and I didn’t speak out,
because the press didn’t speak for me.
Then they came for television,
and I didn’t speak out,
I was tired of watching their bias anyway.
Then they came for talk radio,
and I failed to act,
so now the right is muzzled.
Then they came for my blog…
Could it happen, I don’t put [...]
ChrisB on Apr 09 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Richard Warman is suing him and many other Canadian bloggers. Read all about it.
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Peg on Feb 19 2008 | Filed under: Peg's Page
Americans spend billions of dollars on clothing, cosmetics, housing, automobiles, vacations, restaurant dining, and so forth. Why, then, are so many bothered if people wish to contribute financially to political speech?
Of all our rights, one of the most precious is the ability to communicate our views about political philosophy and government. Insuring that others know [...]
Lance on Jan 23 2008 | Filed under: Blogs, Culture, Lance's Page, Media, Technology
I don’t know if the eccentric Sam Zell can turn around Tribune, but he is always entertaining:
From: Talk to Sam Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:03 AM Subject: Censorship, the First Amendment and the Fourth Estate
Everyone,
I learned on the first leg of our [...]
ChrisB on Jan 21 2008 | Filed under: Chris' Page, Education
Following up on my first post here on A Secondhand Conjecture, I’m happy to say that the troubles T. Hayden Barnes had seem to have come to a happy conclusion. The student, who was once a “clear and present danger” is now not so much, and has been allowed to return to his classes. All [...]
ChrisB on Jan 13 2008 | Filed under: Chris' Page, Education
A sophomore at Valdosta State University was expelled after criticizing his university’s plan to build two new parking garages with student fees.
In a letter apparently slipped under his dorm room door, Ronald Zaccari, the university’s president, wrote that he “present[ed] a clear and present danger to this campus” and referred to the “attached threatening document,” [...]
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