Showing posts with label free speech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label free speech. Show all posts
Man Charged With A Felony For Passing Out Jury Right Flyers Demands The Names Of These 'Tampered Jurors'
by Bob Unruh. Defending a First Amendment assault. A lawyer representing a Michigan man accused of jury tampering for handing out brochures about the concept of jury nullification – essentially jurors voting their conscience no matter their instructions from prosecutors and judges – now wants to talk to potential jurors who may have been in the ... MOREDonald Trump Wants To 'Close Up The Internet'
by Joey Clark. Exploiting the anti-terror hysteria. Donald Trump recently suggested “closing that internet up in some
ways” in order to help combat terrorism over concerns that children and
others are being propagandized by ISIS and other groups. Speaking to his usual raucous throng of supporters, Trump opined,
“We’re losing a lot of people ... MOREAndy Puzder: The Importance Of Free Speech On Campus
The values of freedom. As a former student protester from the '60s, I believe there is no better place for open debate and free expression than the campus quad. I fully support America’s youth exploring outlandish ideas because I believe our values can withstand the comparisons and will be stronger because of them. But, what’s happening on our ... MOREHow Hate Speech Laws Actually Work
by Elizabeth Nolan Brown. The most baffling thing about the people—mostly liberals—who push for laws against "hate speech" is their apparent inability to imagine these bans backfiring. In their zeal to punish those who spread sexist, racist, transphobic, or otherwise unfashionable speech, they too often ignore the ways tools of censorship—including hate ... MOREFree Speech Be Damned: Tyrannical Judge Orders Man Arrested And Jailed For Handing Out Jury Rights Fliers
by Barton Deiters. Because justice is a result, not just a process. A 39-year-old former pastor was arrested and jailed in Mecosta County after he handed out fliers informing people about jury nullification in front of the county courthouse. Keith Wood said he was handing out pamphlets from the Fully Informed Jury Association on Nov. 24 while ... MOREHow To Rescue Free Speech In American Academia
by Nat Hentoff. In last week’s column, I described how the national anti-free speech movement poses an imminent threat to freedom of expression in American academia. Those advocating for the anti-free speech movement attempt to interpret the “language of free speech” to their advantage so that it applies only to them, but not to ... MOREAlexandra Petri: In Defense Of Free Speech
A civil society does not require thought police. I think it’s a great mistake to write off what is happening on campus
right now as the demands of coddled youngsters for more coddling. Good
luck with that approach. We are going to outlive you. There is a much more serious discussion to be had. Forty percent of millennials favor ... MORE
David S. D'Amato: The Most Liberal Value - Free Speech
A free society tolerates words that hurt. Current attacks on free speech reveal progressivism as a uniquely American iteration of fascism that shares many of its historical and ideological roots. Recent events on American college campuses have prompted a debate on where we should draw the line that divides permissible from impermissible ... MOREStephen Moore: The Grievance Generation
Whiny college students protest hurt feelings. Remember the campus unrest in the 1960s? Whether you agreed with the
students or not, they were protesting about things of great consequence —
like civil rights, or the military draft, or the Vietnam War. They had
chants like “hell no, we won’t go.” Those were the good old days. Now
we are ... MOREWalter E Williams: The True Test Of Free Speech
Are most Americans hostile to liberty? Recent events at the University of Missouri, Yale University and some other colleges demonstrate an ongoing ignorance and/or contempt for the principles of free speech. So let's examine some of those principles by asking: What is the true test of one's commitment to free speech? Contrary to ... MOREA Threat To Freedom Of Speech At The Supreme Court
by George Will. Never has American freedom of speech been attacked so flagrantly, promiscuously and on so many fronts. The most egregious examples come from campuses and Congress. On campuses, censorship proliferates as political advocacy is confined to designated spaces. In Congress, 54 Democratic senators voted last year to amend ... MORE
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