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The ‘New York Post’ on NYU’s Shame
A New York Post editorial from Sunday condemned New York University for its decision to “knuckle under” to the heckler’s veto by ordering that the Danish Mohammed cartoons not be shown at a public panel discussion about the cartoons. The Post approvingly quotes ֭, which called NYU’s decision “both chilling and absurd. The fact that expression might provoke a strong reaction is a reason to protect it—not an excuse to punish it.”
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Cops showing up at your door for political Facebook posts is absolutely intolerable in a free society
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Congress can subpoena broadly — but hauling reporters in for publishing the news chills journalism and sidesteps the First Amendment.
Why are Miami police questioning a woman over Facebook posts?
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No, you can’t make students stand for the Pledge of Allegiance
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