Tag Archives: First Amendment

Reason Magazine: A. Barton Hinkle: Bipartisan Hypocrisy on Free Speech

Source:The New Democrat  I disagree with Barton Hinkle’s column, at least in this sense.  The First Amendment protects against censorship by government. We don’t have First Amendment rights to say what we please on the premises of our employer. That … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Opinion: Nesnine Makik: Freedom to Offend Everyone

The New York Times: Opinion: Nesrine Malik: Freedom to Offend Everyone Ederik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on BloggerA primary advantage of living … Continue reading

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Salon: Fred Jerome: Lets Nationalize Fox News, Imagining a Very Different Media

The New Democrat Salon: Opinion: Fred Jerome: Let’s Nationalize Fox News, Imagining a Very Different Media Imagine a country where the state meaning the central government controlled all the news and media. I know in the 21st Century that is … Continue reading

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Salon: Hamna Zubair: Jon Stewart Defends Duck Dynasty Star’s Right to Free Speech

The New Democrat Salon: Opinion: Hamna Zubair: Jon Stewart Defends Duck Dynasty Star’s Right to Free Speech I’ve gone out of my way not to comment on the so-called Duck Dynasty controversy. From either the way so-called Progressives have responded … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Nick Gillespie Interviewing Jonathan Rauch: Twenty-Years of Political Correctness

. Source:The New Democrat  I’m not a fan of political correctness myself, because I am a Liberal not because I’m not a Liberal. I’m against all racial and ethnic slurs and all other types of slurs that try to paint … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: Peter Beinart: Brown University’s Campus Leftists vs. Free Speech

FreeState MD The Daily Beast: Opinion: Peter Beinart: Brown University’s Campus Leftists vs. Free Speech I hate the term ‘campus Liberals’ to refer to people are supposed to be Liberals even though they aren’t and sound more like Fidel Castro … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Sean McElwee: ‘The Case For Censoring Hate Speech’

“For the past few years speech has moved online, leading to fierce debates about its regulation. Most recently, feminists have led the charge to purge Facebook of misogyny that clearly violates its hate speech code. Facebook took a small step … Continue reading

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Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher: Panel Debate Secularism & Religion

Source:FRS FreeState One of the advantages of living in a liberal democracy is that you get to decide for yourself whether you should or should not practice religion. And what you think of religion and secularism yourself. Rather than government … Continue reading

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AP: Raw Video: Judge Denies Request to Stop Anti-Muslim Trailer

. This post was originally posted at FRS FreeState on Blogger If this actress in this movie was misled about this movie that she was in, then she probably has a good case. That she should take to court and … Continue reading

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