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The 12 Worst Colleges For Free Speech In 2012

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.27.2012

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Greg Lukianoff

Free exchange of ideas is the lifeblood of any university, and for the second year in a row my organization, the Foundation for Individual Rights in E...

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Criminalizing Free Speech: Is This What Democracy Looks Like?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.16.2012

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John W. Whitehead

Activities which were once considered a major component of democratic life in America are now being criminalized. Bubble zones and free speech zones, in essence, destroy the very purpose of the First Amendment.

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Speak Out: America Is a Free Speech Forum

John W. Whitehead | Posted 02.07.2012

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John W. Whitehead

When political protest is caged, it's not just the rights of a few protesters that are at stake. The very definition of freedom is in danger. Freedom cannot be exercised from within a cage.

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Koran-Burning Preacher Briefly Jailed

Reuters | Bernie Woodall | Posted 06.22.2011

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April 23, 2011 2:01:48 AM By Bernie Woodall DEARBORN, Mich. (Reuters) - A militant Christian preacher was jailed briefly Friday after a Mich...

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Muzzle Tov, Southwestern College & Your 'Free Speech Patio'!

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Lukianoff

Congratulations to the administration, and President Raj K. Chopra, of Southwestern College (SWC) in Southern California for being awarded a 2010 Jefferson Muzzle Award for achievement in censorship!

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Fred Phelps' Hatemongering and the First Amendment

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Fred Phelps and his "church" are the ones who arrive at various places and events all across the country, waving hate-filled signs which convey his belief that God hates the US, homosexuals, the U.S. military, and dead American soldiers.

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My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Love her or hate her, you have to admit that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket this year was without any doubt the boldest political tactic of the year.

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Jason Linkins

Welcome To The Free Speech Zone!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Kravitz and Charlie Blandy are two-thirds of the mighty Massachusetts BlueMassGroup, here in Denver turning in embedded blogging with the Massac...

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