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Free-Speech Organization Launches Ad Campaign Warning Colleges That Violate Students' Rights

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: US News College Rankings, Campus Liberty, Iupui, Tufts University, Michigan State University, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Brandeis University, Fire, Colorado College, Johns Hopkins, Keith-John-Sampson, Greg Lukianoff, Politics News
Greg Lukianoff

The ad focuses on the almost unbelievable tale of Keith John Sampson, a student at a college in Indiana who was punished simply for sitting at a table and quietly reading a book.

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It's Time to Stop Carrying Guns to Town-Hall Meetings

John W. Whitehead | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Second Amendment, Health Care Protests, Free Speech, First Amendment, Town Hall Meetings, Gabrielle Giffords Town Hall Gun, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Here's the bottom line: there are only two reasons for carrying a gun in America -- to protect yourself or go hunting. There is no valid reason for carrying a gun to these town hall meetings.

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"Natural Growth"? There's Nothing Natural About Destroying Israeli Democracy

Hagai El-Ad | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Democracy, Human Rights, Civil Society, Occupation, Free Speech, Middle East, Natural-Growth, World News
Hagai El-Ad

The price of "natural growth" and the other excuses-du-jour will be the unnatural further demise of Israeli democracy, as well as the prolonged suffering of Palestinians living under occupation.

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Hate Speech

Jim Lichtman | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Jon Meacham, Intolerance, Responsibility, Rush Limbaugh, Rutgers Women’s Basketball, Free Speech, Hitler, Barack Obama, Health Care, Donny Deutsch, Ethics, Don Imus, Nazism, Hate Speech, Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, Newsweek, Media News
Jim Lichtman

Apparently, executives at Fox do not know the difference between opinion and hate speech.

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Oh-So-Sensitive Conservatives Get Their Feelings Hurt By Pelosi and Hoyer

Bill Scher | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, Free Speech, Steny Hoyer, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
Bill Scher

Conservatives, long the biggest enforcers of "political correctness" as it suits their political ends, have been quick to find offense during the health-care reform debate -- even if it requires twisting words around.

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Dave Barry on Campus Free Speech (VIDEO)

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Campus Liberty, Video, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Dave Barry, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Humorist, Media News
Greg Lukianoff

In the video, Dave discusses the importance of freedom of expression, the state of free speech on college campuses, and the culture of censorship.

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Wal-Mart Picks Free Speech Fight with Union

Al Norman | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Wal-Mart Canada, Get Respect. Live Better, UFCW Website, Injunction, Free Speech, Business News
Al Norman

As the company faces renewed efforts to organize its workforce, it appears to be ratcheting up its anti-union response, and in the process, trying to take down Free Speech at the same time.

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Curse Words from an Old Manse

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Napoleon, Slaves, Free Speech, Stupid, Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, Henry Louis Gates, Cursing, Benjamin Franklin, Barack Obama, Politics News
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

I strongly disagree with anyone caring about this "stupidly" business. Politics is serious, and sometimes people get fired up. Diplomatic speaking is for diplomats.

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Getting Sued For A Tweet

Ron Galloway | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Twitter, Tweets, Free Speech, Media News
Ron Galloway

Amanda Bonnen tweeted to a friend in May, "Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon Realty thinks it's okay." Horizon Realty sued the poor young lady for $50,000.

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Washington Post: Stanford Ed School Hounds Blogger

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Campus Liberty, Education, Michele Kerr, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Washington Post, Fire, Stanford University, Greg Lukianoff, Step, Politics News
Greg Lukianoff

Let's hope that colleges around the country get the message that debate, dissent, disagreement, and even unflattering blog posts are signs of a healthy educational landscape, not an infirm one.

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Goddamn It, Ireland Outlaws Blasphemy

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unnecessary Censorship, Ireland, Ireland's Blasphemy Laws, Richard Dawkins, Censorship, Free Speech, Politics News
Theresa Darklady Reed

According to the Irish government, it's not merely a good idea to crack down on offending the sensibilities of the religious, it's constitutionally required.

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Italian Bloggers Strike Over Proposed Comments Law

GlobalPost | Posted 08.17.2009 | World

Read More: Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi, Blogger Strike, Bloggers, Foreign Affairs, Free Speech, Italian Bloggers Strike, Italy, Blogging, Italian Blogger Strike, Advocacy, World News

By Fulvio Paolocci | GlobalPost ROME -- This week in Rome, bloggers and activists wore gags to protest a proposed law that could impose heavy fine...

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What Sotomayor Could Mean for Network Neutrality and the First Amendment

Marvin Ammori | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: First Amendment, Fcc, FCC Media Consolidation, Federal Communications Commission, Free Speech, Sonia Sotomayor, Network Neutrality, Barack Obama, Politics News
Marvin Ammori

Here's the question I'd ask Sotomayor: Please tell us about the free speech rights of media, telephone, and cable companies. That is, do their rights trump the rights of citizens and users of media?

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Obama Falsely Shouts Fire

Martin Garbus | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, Barack Obama, Free Speech, Shouting Fire, Guantanamo, Hbo Films, Hbo, Politics News
Martin Garbus

Obama's campaign promise was for a transparent government, yet this past Friday his administration announced major events he hoped the public would not see.

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UC Santa Barbara Ends Investigation of Professor for Anti-Israel E-mail

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Campus Liberty, Free Speech, Ucsb, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Fire, Israel, William I. Robinson, Greg Lukianoff, UC Santa Barbara, Politics News
Greg Lukianoff

Since late April I have been following the case of Professor William I. Robinson at UCSB, who became the subject of an official university investigati...

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Freedom and Broadway

Reverend Billy | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living

Read More: 1st Amendment, Public Space, New York City, Free Speech, Living News
Reverend Billy

Our neighborhoods are healthy, better for children and for families, when citizens are not afraid of tickets and fines, of stops and intimidation.

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Censoring Pro-Palestinian Speech?

Rory O'Connor | Posted 07.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Censorship, Free Speech, Media News
Rory O'Connor

Coalition members paid for billboards to register their objection to US funding in Israel. After just three weeks, the billboards were abruptly taken down.

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Jason Linkins

Frank Gaffney: Krugman Censorsing Me For Obama Muslim Column

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Frank Gaffney, Paul Krugman, Media Criticism, Free Speech, Media News

I'm a bit dumbstruck by Gaffney, today, who straight up has the vapors over the fact that Krugman dared to namecheck him.

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Who Watches the Watchmen?

John Milewski | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Free Speech, Media News
John Milewski

Attacking Sean Hannity while ignoring management and ownership is the media equivalent of blaming the grunts at Abu Ghraib while ignoring the generals at the Pentagon.

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Journalist Still in Crosshairs in Bangladesh: Asks His Supporters to Make Some Noise

Heather Robinson | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

Read More: Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Bangladesh, Terrorism, Hr-64, Free Speech, World News
Heather Robinson

While the Bangladeshi government is prosecuting Choudhury for his writing, he does not believe the men stalking him now are from the government.

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Liberty University Revokes College Democrats Chapter for Being UnChristian

Katie Naranjo | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: College Democrats of America, Jerry Falwell, College Democrats, Katie Naranjo, Free Speech, Liberty University, Regulation, Politics News
Katie Naranjo

After much national outrage at Liberty's actions, they are the ones now demanding that students apologize to them.

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Liberty University Democrats: Why They Were Silenced, And What It Means

Kevin Roose | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Jerry Falwell, Youth Vote, Democrats, Young Democrats, Free Speech, Liberty University, Politics News
Kevin Roose

What Liberty's administration needs isn't just a lesson in tolerance - it's a long, honest look in the mirror.

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Arlen Specter To Talk At "Anti-Islamist" Event

Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Specter, Islam, Arlen Specter, Radical Islam, Frank Gaffney, Free Speech, Anti-Islamist, Senator Arlen Specter, Politics News

Next week, a coalition of conservative legal groups will host a "Libel Lawfare: Silencing Criticism of Radical Islam," a conference on how "Islamist l...

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California Acts to Stop Libel Tourism

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld | Posted 06.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Libel, Arlen Specter, Chuck Schumer, Libel-Tourism, Free Speech, Terrorism, Hollywood, California, Home News
Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld

Without the Anti-Libel Tourism Act, every creative enterprise produced in California is at risk of financial destruction at the hands of foreign predators.

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10 Worst Countries To Be A Blogger

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Bloggers Cuba, Free Speech, Burma, Bloggers Burma, Iran, Free Press, Committee to Protect Journalists, Cuba, Bloggers in Danger, World News

New York, April 30, 2009--With a military government that severely restricts Internet access and imprisons people for years for posting critical mater...

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