free speech

Tim Russert 1950-2008

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

First we lost the great William F. Buckley, then sportscaster Jim McKay. Now we have lost Tim Russert. He is the first journalist I can remember and his tough but fair nature will be noted  as well as his love for God,country, and family. It seems odd to cry over a man you didn’t know, but […]

Professor offers extra credit for burning the U.S. flag or constitution

Monday, November 12th, 2007

The Maine College Republicans inform me that a professor at the University of Maine has offered his students extra credit if if they burned the American flag or the U.S. Constitution, and/or were arrested for exhibiting free speech.
In a press release, Nate Walton, Chair of the Maine College Republicans, had this to say –
[The]Maine College […]

Michigan State CRs accused of discrimination

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

In a letter to the faculty adviser and the Chapter Chairment, the Michigan State University Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives claims that the group violated University anti-discrimination policy.
Yet the allegations are so vague the group doesn’t know how it violated the policy.
Fico (adviser) and Morlock (chair) both said the letter made general accusations and […]

Quote of the Day

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

I detect somewhat of a double standard at this university and at others where I have spoken. Nooses have been figuratively put on the doors of college Republicans. There’s always [been] a noose placed [and] hanging over my head.
- Conservative author and activist David Horowitz speaking at his alma mater, Columbia University
I know I […]

Horowitz “welcomed” at Emory University

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Watch this video of the reception David Horowitz received last night at Emory University.

The Emory College Republicans issued this press release following the event:
On Wednesday evening, the Emory University Chapter of the College Republicans hosted acclaimed author and activist David Horowitz for a lecture on radical Islam as part of Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week. From the […]

We love free speech…unless it’s from a Republican

Friday, October 19th, 2007

The Columbia University student newspaper, the Columbia Spectator, editorializes about the impending visit of David Horowitz to campus:
The fall semester at Columbia has seen more than its fair share of polarizing events, from Jim Gilchrist’s proposed visit, to President Ahmadinejad’s speech, to the recent spate of bias incidents across campus. Over the past month, many […]

Defining Hate Speech

Monday, October 8th, 2007

At North Carolina State University, they have this thing called the Free Speech Tunnel which “gives students a venue for expressing their thoughts and feelings about anything.”
Except that “anything” isn’t sincerely meant.
How “anything” is interpreted allows for University administrators to patrol the tunnel for so-called hate speech and spray paint over such speech, removing it […]