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Porno Teaches Maryland a Valuable Lesson

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics


Greg Lukianoff

Passing a law singling out college students is not just a waste of legislative time but also fails to recognize that colleges are places where it can be part of someone's job to study "offensive" material.

Oklahoma Legislature Investigates Richard Dawkins' Free Speech

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics


Greg Lukianoff

Well, it's official: Oklahoma's state legislature is investigating the University of Oklahoma for hosting a speech by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.

Bangladesh: Mall Fire Kills 7, Injures 50 (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


UPDATE:A helicopter plucked survivors from the roof of Bangladesh's biggest shopping mall Friday as a fire raced through the upper levels of the high-...

Australia's Daylesford Residents Brace For Worst As New Fire Threatens Town

The Australian | Lauren Wilson | Posted 03.26.2009 | World


A BUSHFIRE was bearing down on the Victorian resort town of Daylesford last night, hours after an out-of-control grass fire threatened Melbourne's eas...

Linda Skylark Rescue Mission: Play Now!

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.14.2009 | Comedy


Play new bright and colorful game full of shooting and adventures! Linda Skylark was ten, when her older sister Jane had been declared missing in action. Little Linda sworn to find out what had happened to Jane. 11 years later, having her craft at the ready, Linda acquires the Jane's flight plan. The journey is about to begin...

MSU Student Cleared of Charges, but Overzealous Spam Ban Remains

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media


Greg Lukianoff

Many MSU decision-makers don't have a clear idea of the distinction between the use of university or departmental listservs and the general use of university e-mail accounts.

Chances You'll Be Killed by an Asteroid in 2009

Keith Thomson | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


Keith Thomson

A computer video circulating the internet has rekindled fears that an asteroid will hit Earth and send mankind the way of the brontosaurus. Based on NASA projections, there is indeed a chance of this.

Thirteen Civil Liberties Organizations Unite to Fight Michigan State U on 'Spam' Conviction

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics


Greg Lukianoff

MSU's arbitrary limit on the number of people students can contact via e-mail about an issue of public concern... is a serious threat to student and citizen activism.

It's Raining Spam at Michigan State U

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


Greg Lukianoff

By tomorrow, the country will find out if MSU prefers bullying students with an unconstitutional anti-spam policy to complying with the First Amendment.

Do You Want Lieberman to Have Subpoena Power to Investigate President Obama?

Robert Greenwald | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Robert Greenwald

Lieberman has proven he cannot be trusted to hold a high rank within the Democratic caucus. That is why we launched Lieberman Must Go last summer.

A Tale of Two Universities

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media


Greg Lukianoff

My thinking is, if Quinnipiac is going to show such contempt for its own student journalists, journalists around the country should start ignoring their polls.

Chambliss Subpoenaed In Sugar Company Fire

Savannah Morning News | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss has been ordered to provide evidence in lawsuits stemming from the Feb. 7 Imperial Sugar Co. explosion and fire. The Republ...

South African Wildfire: An Allegory for Journalists

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.09.2008 | Home


Georgianne Nienaber

Journalists have an important moral responsibility to find the path of integrity through moral minefields that have opened old political wounds and ignited a firestorm of misunderstanding about small town America.

Framing Sarah Palin

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Democrats should stay away from the baby stories. They must resist the urge to comment at all on it. Let the media do the muckraking.

Air Tanker Drops On Wildfires: Just For Show?

Los Angeles Times | Julie Cart and Bettina Boxall | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green


Fire commanders say they are often pressured to order planes and helicopters into action on major fires even when the aircraft won't do any good. Such...

Gay Weddings and 32 Funerals: Remembering the UpStairs Lounge Fire

Erik Ose | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


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.

California Uber Alles?

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics


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.

Texas Governor's Mansion Heavily Damaged By Fire

AP | KELLEY SHANNON | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics


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...

Dust-Up Round 3! Ben Stein's Expelled

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


Greg Lukianoff

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

Cheney Office Fire

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


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...

London Fire Video

CNN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


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

London Fire In Pictures

BBC News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


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...

Fire Empties Senate Office Building

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


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 ...

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

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


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