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Tag: free speech

Voices that don’t deserve to be heard

April 16, 2012 |

In this country, there is a widely accepted notion that everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion and has a right to share it. The first right guaranteed in the Bill of Rights is that of free speech. As such, discussions in this country, political or otherwise, allow for everyone to contribute his or her thoughts and insights.

Editorial outrage does not merit cartoonist’s expulsion

April 05, 2012 |

Recently, Stephanie Eisner, a cartoonist for The Daily Texan, the student newspaper at University of Texas at Austin, was forced to leave the staff over a cartoon that editorialized the Trayvon Martin case.

WU faculty join national effort to protect nonviolent student protests

December 01, 2011 |

Yale professor Matthew Smith didn’t expect much when he posted a letter promoting students’ rights to nonviolently protest on his Facebook wall last week.

Free Speech and the Netherlands

October 11, 2010 |

It may have been somewhat obvious to some that burning the Koran, however stupid, offensive and despicable it might be, falls within the realm of protected freedom of speech. However, Europe has taken a quite different, and much more, restrictive view on freedom of speech.

Question: What Do D&D Enthusiasts and the Aryan Brotherhood have in Common?

February 03, 2010 |

Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is one of the go-to stereotypes of uber-nerddom, along with mouth breathing, a lack of social skills and glasses thick enough to repel lasers. The image of geeky groups of pimply, reclusive geniuses sitting at home on a Saturday with manuals detailing the adventures of trolls and knights pervades pop culture.

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