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On Free Speech and Cancel Culture: Letter Six
5 min · · This is part 6 in a 6-part correspondence series between writers Freddie deBoer and Parker Molloy. Parker will be writing parts 1, 3, and 5 at The Present Age; I will be writing parts 2, 4, and 6… · Shared by 6, including Rick Powell
commonsense.news
We Ignored Salman Rushdie's Warning
7 min · · Words are not violence. Violence is violence. · Shared by 144, including Steven Pinker, Rick Powell, Jeffrey Flier, Michael Shermer, Christina Hoff Sommers, Mark Manson, Richard Dawkins, Nir Eyal
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Remembering the Rushdie Affair
6 min · · On February 28, 1989, Cody’s was bombed. I remember being awakened by the police who informed me that a fire bomb had been thrown through the window of Cody’s. The fire department had b… · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
Quillette
Walkout at Milton Academy
3 min · · When high-school students can’t tolerate hearing the name of a book title, we know there’s a problem in education. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
Aeon+Psyche
A philosophical guide on how to manage dangerous art
13+ min · · Tearing down sexist paintings or racist monuments raises as many problems as it resolves. There’s a better way to combat hate · Shared by 116, including Rick Powell, Jochen Burkhard, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, Rahul Rajeev
thefire.org
Largest ever free speech survey of college students ranks top campuses for expression
4 min · · The findings from the first-ever rankings of the free speech climates at 55 of America’s largest and most prestigious college campuses. · Shared by 10, including Niall Ferguson, Michael Shermer, Rick Powell
Matt Taibbi
Glenn Greenwald On His Resignation From The Intercept
12+ min · · The Pulitzer winner founded the Intercept to challenge official narratives and protect editorial freedom. When editors abandoned those principles, spiking a controversial story, he was forced to quit · Shared by 32, including Mathew Ingram, Rick Powell, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, Glenn Greenwald, Yves Smith, Andrew Sullivan
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs internet censorship
4 min · · At a hearing Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez demanded that Facebook “fact-check” political statements and “take down lies,” endorsing calls by the intelligence agencies for technology companies to censor the… · Shared by 6, including Rick Powell
The New York Times
Goodbye to the Wild Wild Web
7 min · · The internet is changing, and the freewheeling, anything-goes culture of social media is being replaced by something more accountable. · Shared by 208, including Katja Evertz, Sachin Rekhi, Nicolas Babin, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Andreas Spiegler, George M 🇪🇺, Neil Hart 💙, Mike Troiano, Rick Powell, Mark Little, Stephanie A Kowalski, Chris Messina, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Mathew Ingram, Joanna J Bryson, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Sandeep Raut, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
The Economist
The global gag on free speech is tightening
10 min · · In both democracies and dictatorships, it is getting harder to speak up · Shared by 59, including Rick Powell, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, LARRY ELKAN, Thomas Power, Ste Davies, Neeraj K Agrawal, Peter McCormack🏴☠️, Mathew Ingram, Christina Hoff Sommers
The Atlantic
A Deeply Provincial View of Free Speech
6 min · · Many prominent writers and thinkers seem invested in the notion that simply facing strong public criticism is a threat to free speech. · Shared by 160, including Kainaz Amaria, Scott F. Kiesling, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, LoriBeth, l. ones, Mathew Ingram, Rick Powell, Jay Rosen
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Zaid Jilani FORCEFULLY Rebuts Counter-Cancel Culture Speech Letter
· Journalist Zaid Jilani gives his take on the growing backlash over a letter defending free speech. Published in Harper's Magazine, the document was signed by... · Shared by 6, including Rick Powell
Harper's Magazine
A Letter on Justice and Open Debate
· July 7, 2020 The below letter will be appearing in the Letters section of the magazine’s October issue. We welcome responses at letters@harpers.org Our cultural institutions are facing a moment of trial. Powerful protests for racial and social justice are leading to overdue demands for police reform, along with wider calls for greater equality and […] · Shared by 175, including Simon Hix, Richard Dawkins, Judd Legum, Hrag, Charles Duhigg, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Hiroko Tabuchi, Scott Galloway, Kara Swisher, @jason, Jean-François Gariépy 🧬, Mathew Ingram, Christina Hoff Sommers, Alice Wong 王美華, Jay Rosen, Joshua Benton, Paul Graham, Matt Goodwin, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Niall Ferguson
reason
Lefties Hate on Liberal Open Letter on Free Speech
6 min · · But buried beneath the bilious response to the Harper's joint statement is a worthwhile argument about freedom of association. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
Matt Taibbi
The American Press Is Destroying Itself
14+ min · · A flurry of newsroom revolts has transformed the American press · Shared by 277, including Kyle Chayka, Olivia Kühni, Richard Dawkins, Noah Smith, Benny Johnson, Hannes Grassegger, Michael Arrington 🏴☠️ 🛡️, Massimo Pigliucci, Sam Altman, Nick Bilton, Patricia Churchland, Christina Hoff Sommers, Paul Graham, ♕Deborah Mayo♕, Steven Pinker, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Niall Ferguson, Matt Goodwin, Steve Faktor
XKCD Comic
OK/okay/ok
· This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details. · Shared by 66, including Tauno, Pixel, Massimo Pigliucci, Matthias Lampe, Rick Powell, Eric Topol