Tag Archives: Political Correctness

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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The Onion: Pros and Cons of Free Speech on College Campuses

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat To be completely serious second ( which seems to go against everything that The Onion stands for ) a pro for being in favor of free speech on campus is … Continue reading →

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Constitution Daily: NCC Staff- Looking Back: George Carlin & The U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review The blog writes a lot about political correctness and fascism, because we write a lot about comedy and write comedy ourselves and without free speech which is what political correctness … Continue reading →

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Slate: Karina Longworth- The Hollywood Ten Paid The Price For Refusing to Answer The $64 Question

Posted on March 2, 2016 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review: Slate: Karina Longworth- The Hollywood Ten Paid The Price For Refusing to Answer The $64 Question I blog about political correctness and what I at least see as fascism on … Continue reading →

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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 →

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NBC: Lenny Bruce on The Steve Allen Show in 1959

Posted on January 6, 2016 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review: NBC: Lenny Bruce on The Steve Allen Show in 1959 Steve Allen, right before he brought on Lenny Bruce, made a great comment and I realize he was being humorous, … Continue reading →

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Paul Richards: The Free Speech Movement: Civil Disobedience in Berkeley 1964

Posted on December 17, 2015 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review: Paul Richards: The Free Speech Movement: Civil Disobedience in Berkeley 1964 I hate as a Liberal hearing California being called a liberal state and some bastion of liberalism. And just … Continue reading →

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Associated Press: Lynne Hollander-Savio- Berkley’s Campus Free Speech Movement at 50

Posted on December 15, 2015 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review: Associated Press: Lynne Hollander-Savio- Berkley’s Campus Free Speech Movement at 50 The Millennial’s today who are still in college, the so-called Social Justice Warriors who want to establish their form … Continue reading →

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