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Gay Weddings and 32 Funerals: Remembering the UpStairs Lounge Fire

Erik Ose | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Glbt, Gay History, Louisiana, Gay Pride Weekend, Metropolitan Community Church, Lesbian, Same-Sex Marriage, UpStairs Lounge, 1973, Firebombing, Gay, Fire, GLBT History, California, Anti-Gay Violence, Mcc, 2008, California Supreme Court, Homophobia, Christianity, June 24 1973, Bigotry, Gay Marriage, Rip, Gay Rights, Politics News
Erik Ose

To fully understand recent events, it's important to remember a tragedy that happened thirty-five years ago, and how much things have changed for gays and lesbians since then.

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Maybe Harvard Thought It Was The 'Manifestly Illegal' Party?

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Campus Liberty, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Harvard, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Free Speech, Living News
Greg Lukianoff

Harvard University is enshrined in the popular imagination as our nation's premier liberal arts institution. So when Harvard does something foolish like censoring a proposed student party because of its mildly risque name -- it's a big deal.

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California Uber Alles?

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, First Amendment, Loyalty Oath, Individual Rights, Fire, Free Speech, Violence, Politics News
Greg Lukianoff

California's Constitution requires state employees to pledge to take up arms to defend the state against enemies. The oath was added in 1952; it was hardly justifiable then and is a bizarre anachronism now.

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Texas Governor's Mansion Heavily Damaged By Fire

AP | KELLEY SHANNON | Posted 06.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fire, Texas, Texas Governor's Mansion, Fire Texas Governor's Mansion, Texas Governor's Mansion Damaged, Texas Governor's Mansion Destroyed, Politics News

AUSTIN, Texas — Arson is suspected in a fire that swept through the historic Texas governor's mansion early Sunday, leaving much of the 152-year...

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Thanks to Clinton's Bosnia Intervention, Hillary Now Has Something to Duck

Julia Gorin | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sniper, Fire, Bosnia, Ducking, Hillary Clinton, Balkans, Bill Clinton, Politics News
Julia Gorin

The short version: Bosnian police arrest 5 terrorism suspects, seize weapons, bomb-making manual Some analysis, excerpted below: Terror plot thwarte...

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Judging a Book By Its Cover - Literally

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Jefferson Muzzles, Breaking Media News, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Notre Dame vs. The Klan, Racial Harassment, Muzzle Awards, Brandeis University, Free Expression, Free Speech, Colorado College, Greg Lukianoff, Fire, Keith John Sampson, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Iupui, Living News
Greg Lukianoff

Never mind what's actually inside the book -- Keith John Sampson's book cover had a picture of hooded Klansmen burning a cross on the cover! So his workmates freaked out.

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You're a Good Man Julian Sanchez: Why Shouting Down an Anti-Gay Speaker at Smith College Isn't Something to Be Proud Of

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Julian Sanchez, Free Speech Rights, First Amendment, Smith College, Greg Lukianoff, Fire, Free Speech, Politics News
Greg Lukianoff

Check out Julian Sanchez's take on why students at Smith should not be proud they disrupted a campus speech by an anti-gay speaker. In his post--whi...

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Dust-Up Round 3! Ben Stein's Expelled

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Speech Codes, Expelled, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Ben Stein, Free Speech, Ben Stein Intelligent Design Film, Ben Stein Expelled, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Creationism, Darwin, Expelled Film, Ben Stein Creationism Film, Evolution, Ben Stein Intelligent Design, Politics News
Greg Lukianoff

If Ben Stein cares so much about free speech and academic freedom, where has he been all these years?

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LA Times' Dust-Up Round Two! Me vs. Michael Shermer on the freedom from being offended

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Academic Freedom, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Dust-Up, Michael Shermer, Greg Lukianoff, Fire, Free Speech, Politics News
Greg Lukianoff

Ding ding! It's round two of my digital debate with Michael Shermer, of Skeptic magazine, over on the Los Angeles Times' "Dust-Up" feature. Today's to...

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Dust-Up! Me vs. Michael Shermer in LA Times

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Academic Freedom, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Michael Shermer, Greg Lukianoff, Fire, Free Speech, Dust-Up, Politics News
Greg Lukianoff

All week long, I'll be digitally debating Michael Shermer, Scientific American columnist and editor of Skeptic magazine, over on the Los Angeles Times' "Dust-Up" feature. Today's topic? Allegations of political bias in the college classroom.

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Muzzle Tov to Brandeis and Valdosta State!

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 04.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Jefferson Muzzles, Muzzle Awards, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Brandeis University, Free Expression, Valdosta State University, Free Speech, Greg Lukianoff, Fire, Media News
Greg Lukianoff

On Tuesday, the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression announced this year's recipients of its annual "Muzzle Awards," a dubious distinction awarded to "the country's most egregious and ridiculous censors."

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'What Can The Virginia Tech Tragedy Do For Me?'

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, First Amendment, Colorado Springs, Colorado College, Greg Lukianoff, Fire, Free Speech, Politics News
Greg Lukianoff

Some school administrators have been using the campus shootings of the past two years as an excuse to justify cracking down on speech they don't like.

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Breaking News: Offensive and Untrue Material Discovered on Internet!

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 03.31.2008 | Media

Read More: Web 2.0, College Gossip Site, First Amendment, Free Speech Zone, JuicyCampus.Com, Juicycampus, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, F.I.R.E., Greg Lukianoff, Fire, Libel, Juicy Campus, Media News
Greg Lukianoff

The combination of free speech, sex, and college students has turned the JuicyCampus.com story into media gold.

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Diary of an Aspiring New Yorker: February 27th, 2008

Nicholas Brown | Posted 02.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Diary of an Aspiring New Yorker, New York City Apartments, Buying Property, Fire, Buying a Home in Your Twenties, First Apartment, Firefighters, Living News
Nicholas Brown

The ax holes in our door were an early sign that not all was well. They were also, perhaps, a sign of overzealousness on the part of the fire department.

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What is the Administration Hiding Now?

Lloyd Garver | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

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Lloyd Garver

For quite a while, many of us have been disturbed by the shredding of documents and the erasures of tapes by the current administration. Yesterday's h...

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Cheney Office Fire

AP | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics

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Thick black smoke billowed from a fire Wednesday on the White House compound in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The blaze appeared to be lo...

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London Fire Video

CNN | Posted 11.12.2007 | Home

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Watch the video on the London fire from CNN. Read more about the London fire here. ...

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London Fire In Pictures

BBC News | Posted 11.12.2007 | Home

Read More: London Olympics, London Warehouse Fire, Terrorism, Fire in London, Fire, London Fire, London Olympic Site Fire, London Terror, Home News

A big fire breaks out in east London close to the site of the proposed 2012 Olympic stadium. Click here to see a slideshow of the fire. Read more de...

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Fire Empties Senate Office Building

AP | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics

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The Senate's Hart office building was evacuated briefly Wednesday after a fire alarm went off and boxes at the bottom of a stairwell were found to be ...

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Friday Talking Points [Vol. 7]

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: Dave Helfert, Pat Leahy, Delahunt, Mercenary, Dianne Feinstein, Chris Dodd, Dana Perino, Abercrombie, DiFi, Waxman, Friday Talking Points, Bush, Airline Safety, Simpsons, Pete Stark, Mercenaries, Talking Points, American Anti-Torture Act, Blackwater, Nancy Pelosi, Childrens Health, Health Care, Global Warming, Taxes, Tobacco Tax, Robert Reich, Charles Rangel, Army Field Manual, Fema, Hedge Fund, Fire, Photo-Op, Barack Obama, Fake News, Nasa, Rahm Emanuel, Tax, Schip, Health Insurance, Joe Barton, Veto, Hillary Clinton, Cuba, Nadler, Censorship, Torture, Politics News
Chris Weigant

It's been a busy week in Washington, providing lots and lots of fodder for this week's Friday Talking Points column. After being named last week's Mos...

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No End: Southern California Firefighters Say It's Getting Worse

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 10.21.2007 | Home

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Wildfires fanned by fierce desert winds threatened thousands of Southern California homes Monday, as firefighters struggled to combat the blazes that ...

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Why Not Let Them Burn?

Carl Pope | Posted 09.05.2007 | Home

Read More: Montana, Bush Administration, Fire, Healthy Forests, Home News
Carl Pope

Helena, MT -- Montana has been suffering an enormously bad wildfire season -- the legacy of a century of timber industry-driven forest mismanagement a...

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