I had no idea that the White House had established a web site specifically to host petitions. Some of them […]
comedy, freedom of speech, rape, sexism
You have the freedom to make rape jokes. Should you?
There is no way, I think, to more thoroughly annoy a proponent of free speech than to claim that criticism […]
freedom of speech, slut-shaming
Gloria Allred tries to use slut-shaming law to stop slut-shaming
The most important thing wrong, to my eyes, with the fact that Gloria Allred is trying to hold Rush Limbaugh […]
freedom of speech, religion
Jay Leno vs. some angry Sikhs
From BBC News: A Leno skit showed the temple as the summer home of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Mr Romney […]
Church and state, freedom of speech
“In God We Trust” and the right not to speak
The state of Georgia is considering a bill which requires that “In God We Trust” be on the license plates […]
freedom of speech
First Amendment quiz
Reading all of the commentaries yesterday about how little Americans appreciate the significance of Independence Day (or the 4th of […]
freedom of speech, politics
Being rude to the police: dumb, not criminal
…and it is only dumb because it will be treated, often successfully, as criminal. But not this time: Man who […]
freedom of speech, Westboro Baptist Church
How not to counter-protest
Gawker reports that the Westboro Baptist Church were met in Mississippi by some people who decided to try and out-douchebag […]
freedom of speech, religion
Demonstration denied in Dearborn; Dawud declares doubts
Dawud Walid Anti-Islam pastor Terry Jones takes his show to Michigan…or at least attempts to. In a bid to become […]