Andrew Meyer

One More Time on the John Kerry/Taser Incident

Nick Antosca | Posted 09.24.2007 | Politics


Nick Antosca

When I wrote last week about the tasering of a student, I criticized Kerry's behavior during the incident. The post drew some strong reactions and I want to follow up.

Beck: "Taser Videos Are A Little Like Potato Chips. I Just Can't Watch Just One"

Media Matters For America | Posted 09.21.2007 | Media


During the September 19 edition of his CNN Headline News show, Glenn Beck asserted: "Now, I'd like to say that my sense of humor has evolved past the ...

Tasering Students: A Shocking Disgrace

Zach Marks | Posted 09.19.2007 | Politics


Zach Marks

What alarms me and the classmates I spoke with on campus today is the crackdown on students' free speech rights.

A Shocking Moment for Society: Tasering at University of Florida

Naomi Wolf | Posted 09.18.2007 | Politics


Naomi Wolf

When people start to be hurt by the state for speaking out, dissent closes quickly and the shock chills opposition very, very fast.

Mitt Romney Likes A Good Tasering

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.18.2007 | Media


Mitt Romney jokes about the tasering of a University of Florida college student — but when it comes to Barry Manilow, he's all business!

Kerry Should be Ashamed, and the Cop Who Tased Andrew Meyer Should be Jailed

Nick Antosca | Posted 09.18.2007 | Politics


Nick Antosca

Kerry should have gotten off the stage and told the cops to get the hell off that guy. It's not what a politician would do, but it's what a man would do.

Florida Tasers Away Student Rights

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 09.18.2007 | Politics


Greg Lukianoff

Campus police and administrators can remove audience members who refuse to abide by reasonable rules, like time limitations on questions. But the problem here is obvious.

Today's Homework: More Talk, Less Taser

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 09.18.2007 | Politics


Jeffrey Feldman

In the shadow of Virginia Tech, it is likely much more difficult on a college campus to make the difficult distinction between threatening actions and angry, but safe expression.

More Pinter than Python

Jon Robin Baitz | Posted 09.18.2007 | Politics


Jon Robin Baitz

You gotta love the glorious retro good-manners of the undergrad University of Florida crowd -- desperate for order over rancor, photo-ops over discourse . At any cost.