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August 2017

Texas deserved the destruction wrought by Hurricane Harvey for Voting Republican

A Professor is out of work after claiming on social media that Texas deserved the destruction wrought by Harvey for Voting Republican. TAMPA, Fla. —The University of Tampa has fired a visiting assistant professor who suggested in a tweet that Hurricane Harvey’s destruction is “instant karma” for Texas because it voted Republican. Sociology professor Kenneth …

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U.C. Irvine Prof. Calls For Selective Censorship to Reign in ‘Cheap Speech’

In an August, 18th Los Angeles Times Op-Ed, Richard L. Hasen, the Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at UC Irvine, offered his insight into the problem of “cheap speech.” Framing the context in an opening paragraph that fingers White Supremacists in Charlottesville, President Trump’s twitter feed, and Facebook, Hasen warns, The rise of what …

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So, Does Manchester Mayoral Candidate Joyce Craig Support AntiFA?

Yesterday I pondered the mysteries behind the appearance of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in Manchester New Hampshire, questioning why he’d come cross-country to support the mayoral candidacy of Democrat Joyce Craig. Today we may have an answer. “The next generation of leaders that comes up has to have that practical experience. Not just saying …

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Notable Quote – Abraham Lincoln

We should be mindful (and wary because) of his wise words: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”  – President Abraham Lincoln

Reaching Out to Texas

The news coverage of the epic flooding in Texas leaves me overwhelmed. It’s good to hear about relief efforts that let those of us at a distance reach out with practical help. I’m sure your inbox and social media feeds are full of appeals which you’ll respond as you’re able. Here are a few that touched …

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Data Point – Americans believe true Freedom of Speech is lost

Again, this is very scary time for American Exceptionalism – it shows that the Progressive Totalitarians are winning at turning this country inside out: …Citizens are wary of speaking their minds, a new poll suggests. Many Americans are opting to stay quiet in an intensified culture of political correctness fostered by activism and often biased …

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I command you to call me “Your Lordiness Emperor Pooh-Pah; I shall obeyed”?

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. California Constitution: SEC. 2. (a) Every person may freely …

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