Bob CollinsUpon further review, Joe Gow, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor, has determined it wasn’t a good idea for him to invite a porn star to come to campus to speak. But he blames the media. Read more →
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Tag: free speech
The limits on free speech will soon be seen — or not seen, as the case may be — on Red Wing’s Barn Bluff, the western face of which has served for decades as a giant billboard for people who had something to say even though there’s a graffiti ordinance in the city. Read more →
The aftermath of the terrorism in Charlottesville has presented the greatest challenge to support for the breadth of the concept of free speech in years, and it appears to be softening.
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The protests surrounding the police killings of black men have provided fertile ground for a discussion of First Amendment issues and today Providence, Rhode Island is the latest example. Read more →
The resignation of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich because he donated $1,000 six years ago to the effort to ban same-sex marriage in California, has renewed several debates: Should disclosure requirements be loosened? Is there a free-speech component to a legal campaign contribution? What kind of personal opinions disqualify a person from being CEO?
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In Dallas, the pols proposed a new rule. If you speak at a city council meeting, you can’t speak again — on any issue — for another 30 days.
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