#What we can all learn from Salman Rushdie’s bravery

#What we can all learn from Salman Rushdie’s bravery

“What we can all learn from Salman Rushdie’s bravery” The art of modern terrorism is to perform a single heinous act that directly affects a few but permeates fear throughout society so people change their behavior to avoid being the next target. Consequently, self-preservation through compliance with these terrorists’ demands becomes normal, making the few…

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#Right turn vs. free speech and other commentary

#Right turn vs. free speech and other commentary

“Right turn vs. free speech and other commentary” Conservative: Right Turn vs. Free Speech Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) and Greg Abbott (R-Texas) are not “marginal actors” in “the conservative movement,” notes Paul Matzko at The Dispatch. So their recent anti-speech moves against Disney and Big Tech suggest the “old fusionist detente between social and business conservatives…

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#Princeton joins woke rush to purge dissent from US academia

#Princeton joins woke rush to purge dissent from US academia

“Princeton joins woke rush to purge dissent from US academia” Eminent linguist Joshua Katz was fired Monday by his longtime employer Princeton University in what seems (despite the university’s denials) to be a straightforward act of political retaliation.  His offense? Questioning woke orthodoxy.  Katz, long a beloved professor, had the temerity to write an article…

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#Appeals court rejects most of Florida social media law

#Appeals court rejects most of Florida social media law

“Appeals court rejects most of Florida social media law” Most of a Florida law that sought to stop social media companies from restricting users’ political speech violates the companies’ free speech rights and cannot be enforced, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday, agreeing with a lower court. However, a three-judge panel of the 11th US Circuit…

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#Microsoft censors Bing searches for Tiananmen Square: study

#Microsoft censors Bing searches for Tiananmen Square: study

“Microsoft censors Bing searches for Tiananmen Square: study” Microsoft censors suggestions on its Bing search engine for American users looking up Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Tiananmen Square protests’ “tank man” and other politically sensitive terms, according to a new study.  While typing in a term like “Joe Biden” into Bing results in a drop-down…

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