Tag Archives: free speech

A Regulated Conjecture?

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Lee

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 … Continue reading →

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Bosom Buddies

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Lance
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Broadcaster Freedom Act – A Call To Action

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Keith_Indy

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 … Continue reading →

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Ezra Levant Sued Again

Posted on April 9, 2008 by ChrisB

Richard Warman is suing him and many other Canadian bloggers. Read all about it.

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Free Speech

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Peg

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 … Continue reading →

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Sam Zell on what is important

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Lance

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 … Continue reading →

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Valdosta State Follow-Up

Posted on January 21, 2008 by ChrisB

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” … Continue reading →

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First Bureaucratic Victim of Post VirginiaTech Environment

Posted on January 13, 2008 by ChrisB

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 … Continue reading →

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