They can drink. Smoke pot. Watch about any kind of movie. But suddenly any words that can conjure up, anything at all offensive in anyone’s mind, should now be “off limits”. I wish I was kidding you. ============== Harvard Law Prof. Jeannie Suk writing at newyorker.com, Dec. 15: Students seem more anxious about classroom discussion, and about approaching the law of sexual violence... Read more
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Students unable to “hear” sensitive words?
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Politically correctThe Unfree Speech Movement
September 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, The LeftWell? What says my friends on the left?? ======= By Sol Stern, Sept. 23, 2014 7:31 p.m. ET 17 COMMENTS This fall the University of California at Berkeley is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement, a student-led protest against campus restrictions on political activities that made headlines and inspired imitators around the country. I played a small part in... Read more
Where’s Jim Comey?
July 8 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, IRS, Losing Freedom, ObamaWhere is the “all concerned about Americans’ rights” press????????? ============== Congressional investigators keep uncovering troubling facts in the IRS political targeting scandal, which makes us wonder: Where is that independent and intrepid G-Man James Comey ? The FBI director told the HouseJudiciary Committee on June 11 that his agency’s IRS investigation—ordered a year ago by Attorney General Eric Holder —is still “very active”... Read more
A Tale of Two Scandals
July 6 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, IRS, Losing Freedom, NoonanI do wonder how my friends and detractors on the left simply let this issue (IRS manipulation of conservative organizations) slide. Or wish it away. It has serious implications for THIS COUNTRY. ========== Forty-one years ago, during a small and largely ignored government scandal, a great mystery occurred. A group of determined congressional investigators, who had learned the president of the United... Read more
US Personnel Required to “Bow” to Muslim practice during Ramadan?
June 30 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Radical Islam, US ConstitutionGideons can no longer distribute Bibles to service men/women, but all US service men/women will be required to adhere- more or less -to Muslim traditions during Ramadan. “A stricter practice of separation of ‘church and state'”. Say, what?!! The ACLU’s position on this is, er, ….. Not sure they have gone public with their opposition just yet. ================ MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. personnel... Read more
Supreme Speech Victory
June 21 | Posted by mrossol | Losing Freedom, US ConstitutionThe Left would howl were they wearing the shoe. ===== June 16, 2014 7:18 p.m. ET Whatever its mistakes (ObamaCare), the current Supreme Court deserves praise for its willingness to police the growing regulation of political speech. The latest example was Monday’s 9-0 decision allowing the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List to challenge a politician’s claim that it criticized him falsely during an... Read more
