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America's Challenge in the Arab World

Ziad J. Asali, M.D. | Posted 04.08.2013 | World
Read More: Women's Rights, Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Interests, Arab Spring, Individual Rights, Values, Liberalism, President Barack Obama, Secularism, Democracy, Entrepreneurship, Public Diplomacy, Ziad Asali, World News
Ziad J. Asali, M.D.

The Arab public sphere is dominated by narratives that emphasize deep animosity toward the United States. Such suspicions often are rooted in real differences over policy. But they are also driven by self-serving machinations.

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The End of Religious Freedom

James Peron | Posted 10.08.2012 | Politics
Read More: Fundamentalism, Religious Right, Theocracy, Alliance Defense Fund, Individual Rights, Marriage Equality, Politics News
James Peron

We are all free to believe anything we want. We are not free to do anything we want, just because we call it religion. Our rights end where the rights of others begin. This is a line of demarcation too many on the religious right refuse to accept.

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My Outing with Apartheid's Enforcers

James Peron | Posted 05.22.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: South Africa, Apartheid, Gay Rights, Individual Rights, Censorship, Apartheid Stories, Apartheid South Africa, Gay Voices News
James Peron

It was during the twilight years of the evil called apartheid that I moved to South Africa to fight for causes that I deeply felt. In my apartment looking out toward the clunky Voortrekker Monument, I started a gay newspaper.

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The 12 Worst Colleges For Free Speech

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: Slidepollajax, First Amendment, Fire, Colleges That Violate Free Speech, Worst Colleges for Free Speech, Johns Hopkins University, Syracuse University, Yale University, Brandeis University, Colorado College, Greg Lukianoff, Tufts University, Marshall University, Umass Amherst, Suny Binghamton, Individual Rights, DePaul University, Bucknell University, Higher Education, Michigan State University, Campus Liberty, Freedom of Speech, College News
Greg Lukianoff

U.S. News can tell you which colleges and universities are ranked the "best," but what about your right to express yourself on campus?

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The Land of the Free and the Home of the Care-Less?

Birute Regine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Foreclosures, Westboro Protests, Empathy, Individual Rights, Bullying, Selfishness, Maureen Dowd, Republican Mean Girls, Care-Less Society, Vulnerability, Careless Society, Mama Grizzlies, Compassion, Wall Street Crisis, Balance, Morality of Care, Carol Gilligan, Tea Party, Politics News
Birute Regine

What do tea baggers, big banks, and the followers of Westboro Baptist Church have in common? A stunted view of morality. The Tea party waves the flag...

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California Uber Alles?

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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