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In Defense of PEN
Freedom of Sexual Expression?
- Definitely an idea whose time has come. If you agree, you might be interested in hearing about a Washington, D.C.
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McCarthy - The Hollywood Blacklist - Are We Really Ready to Go There Again?
More and more the message that John McCain and Sarah Palin are trying to spread is a fear of Communism and Socialism in the leadership of Senator Obama. Aside from the fact that we’re probably
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Ahab, Bush and Obama Buttons: A Response to Stanley Fish
Belle Yang drew my attention to Fish’s recent post over at the NYT where he wrote in support of current policy that forbids educators from wearing political campaign buttons while teaching:
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Authors Support Martin Rynja -- You Can, Too!
This post was brought to my attention by a fellow journalist.
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Looking through the Day of Flying Flags and Speeches
- July 4th is always problematic for me. Yes, I know there is also Louis Armstrong to remember and celebrate, and Ted Joans too.
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IN MEMORIAM -- GEORGE CARLIN, AND YET HE'LL LIVE FOREVER
For those of us who love Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Mort Sahl, Chris Rock, and all other comedian warriors who loved all words and tolerated no hypocrisy, please honor the passing of George Carlin
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Archival Free Speech Pattern
An archival ad-lib to the recent comments on Free Speech (and censorship) in the Redroom
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