Maybe There is More Than One Answer to Hate Speech
After reading bout how Germany handles hate speech, I can't help but wonder why America doesn't do the same or at least something similar. Germany handles hate speech by imprisoning them from three months to five years. Hate speech is a big problem in our country, and I'm not just talking about that girl in... Continue Reading →
Florida Man Curses Out Judge and Gets Jail Time
Last week, a man from Florida went to jail for cursing out a judge in a letter. His use of language has created a debate over the First Amendment right to free speech. Derrick Jenkins was outraged after a judge dismissed his $500 million case against the local sheriff's station. The lawsuit regards a seatbelt... Continue Reading →
Endangered Animals More at Risk from Climate Change
You know that global warming idea that has been proven by science but the Trump Administration refuses to acknowledge it? Yeah, that one. You got it. Because of climate change, things aren't looking too hot - please not the irony - for endangered species. 99.8% of endangered species are having a hard time adapting to... Continue Reading →
Privacy v. Safety
We've been seeing a lot of whistleblowing not just in the past few weeks, but in the last 6 years or so when Snowden leaked highly classified information to the media. People have mixed emotions about this. On one hand, the fact that the government knows every single word we say and every set we... Continue Reading →
War Coverage
Reading the articles about war and journalism this week, I am just so blown away by the fact that people would risk their lives in order to cover wars. That being said, I think it is so completely respectable and I can understand that they believe the public should see what's going on. Personally, I... Continue Reading →
Lawyer Resigns after Saying N-Word at First Amendment Panel
A lawyer at the University of North Texas, Caitlin Sewell, resigned after giving a speech about the First Amendment. During this event, she was supposed to be giving the students an understanding of civil discourse and the type of language protected under the First Amendment. She proceeds to warn everyone that what she is going... Continue Reading →
Trump Administration Thinks Saving the Earth is a Financial Burden
As we're sitting in the midst of an almost impeachment, I've been thinking that there is no way Trump can screw us over more than he has in the last few weeks. Boy, was I wrong. The Trump Administration released that they are starting the official process of withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement. For... Continue Reading →
Journalism is on the Decline
We live in a quickly advancing world. It's changing so fast that it is hard to keep up. Technology has made most of our lives so much easier, but for a big chunk of journalism, it has landed lots of people getting laid off. News companies, especially newspapers, are declining. They are declining so bad,... Continue Reading →
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