by Henry Oliner | Feb 18, 2022 | Politics, Progressivism
from Kevin Williamson at National Review, Put Down the Torch, Pick Up a Book: One of the most important arguments for freedom of mind — the freedom that comprehends freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association, freedom of inquiry, freedom of...
by Henry Oliner | Mar 6, 2021 | Media, Politics, Progressivism
From The Doublethinkers by Nathan Sharansky in Tablet Magazine: It is a bit long but worth the time to read in full- Nathan Sharansky compares today’s cancel culture to his experiences under Stalin. concluding paragraphs: Over the last three decades in freedom,...
by Henry Oliner | Oct 1, 2020 | Politics
from Kevin Williamson at National Review, Revolution by Shenanigan: The American constitutional order is a blend of democratic and undemocratic institutions, a result of the compromises that were necessary to create one nation out of 13 very different colonies, with...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 6, 2020 | Philosophy, Politics
From the Saturday WSJ Review section, Land of Free (and Fettered) Speech by Adam Kirsch: excerpts: At a town meeting, however, people are speaking to their neighbors, who they know in real life and might meet the next day. In those circumstances, there’s a pressure to...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 20, 2018 | Democrats, Media, Philosophy, Politics
From Kevin Williamson at National Review, ‘Uninhibited,’ You Say? In the first instance there is the case of Citizens United, a nonprofit advocacy group that was prohibited, in plain contravention of the First Amendment, from showing a film called Hillary: The...
