Tag Archives: Freedom of Speech

The New Yorker: Douglas Watt- ‘The Glittering, Corrosive Humor of Lenny Bruce’

Posted on June 15, 2020 by

Source:The New Democrat “Early in 1966, the entertainer Lenny Bruce, who died in the midsummer of that year at the age of forty from a self-administered overdose of morphine, gave his next-to-last public performance, at the Berkeley Community Theatre, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Lenny Bruce | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Skeptic Magazine: Michael Shermer- Interviewing Anthony Kronman: ‘The Assault on American Excellence’

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

Source:The New Democrat  “The former dean of Yale Law School argues that the feverish egalitarianism gripping college campuses today is out of place at institutions whose job is to prepare citizens to live in a vibrant democracy. In his tenure … Continue reading →

Posted in Skeptic | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

ACLU: Sam Walker- ‘Conscientious Objectors’

Posted on July 22, 2019 by

Source:The New Democrat  “The ACLU was born out of World War I and the repression that resulted when the U.S. joined the fight.” “On the night of April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson made the trip from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Speech | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

ACLU: A Supreme Court Fight For Students Free Speech Rights- The Story of John and Mary Beth Tinker

Posted on February 25, 2019 by

Source:The New Democrat If you look at American political culture from the 1960s and 70s, they have a lot of things in common with the Millennial’s today in the sense that they both have serious leanings on the Left ( … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Speech | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The New Yorker: A Hundred Years of American Protest, Then and Now

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

Source:The New Democrat There’s an old American cliche that this is as American as apple pie. Baseball is as American as apple pie. Hot dogs are American as apple pie. Going to church or your house of worship on Sunday … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Speech | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The New Republic: Opinion- Bryan Mealer: The Struggle For a New American Gospel

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

Source: The New Democrat As someone who grew up in an Atheist family where both my father and mother were Atheists at least when I was growing up, I believe Mom is more of an Agnostic now, but Dad if … Continue reading →

Posted in Classical Liberalism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Americans United: ‘We Are Americans United’- For Separation of Church and State

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

Source: The New Democrat From Wikipedia “The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Speech | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Thinking Atheist: Seth Andrews- Interviewing Andrew Torrez: Christianity,Crimes, and The Constitution

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

Source: The New Democrat I believe to believe in the First Amendment, as well as the Fourth Amendment, and I would add Fifth Amendment, you have to believe in the right to choose, the right to believe, the right to … Continue reading →

Posted in The Thinking Atheist | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Economist: Lane Green- Why Do We Swear?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

Source: The New Democrat Warning: this piece could offend a lot of people who are very religious and have a PG-13 mentality. Before I explain why I believe we (meaning Americans, as if there is anyone else ) swear, first … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Constitution Daily: Staff- What’s Next For Free Speech?

Posted on February 9, 2016 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review: Constitution Daily: Staff- What’s Next For Free Speech? I’ll tell what I hope happens next for free speech in America which is probably going to sound very sarcastic and cynical … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Speech | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment