Author name: Dan Newman

Hate Speech

Hate speech is speech which attacks a person or group on the basis of attributes such as race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, or gender. We have seen hate speech used again and again throughout modern history, but never in the U.S. as we see now. Is hate speech actually protected speech under the […]

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Confused

I am trying to comprehend all of the explanations for the furor surrounding last weekend’s demonstrations turned riots turned murder in Charlottesville, Virginia. Forgive me, but as a true Southerner I am a bit simple in many ways. Although I stay tuned to the political happenings in D.C., I often struggle as I am today

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Racism

Yes, I said it. We are going to tackle the most critical, most misunderstood, and most visual issue of the day, without getting personal or negative. In this narrative I will not mention names of individuals or groups, or ever get into the “I” or “you” or “they” mode. This will be difficult, but is

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Charlottesville, Virginia: where Liberal Political Correctness is Stronger than Ever

Violence again rocks still another American city: Charlottesville, Virginia. At this writing complete details of the demonstration-turned-violent are still being shaped by law enforcement. But the deadly clash was between White Supremacists and the group of protestors comprised primarily of members of ANTIFA — the self proclaimed “anti” fascist group that has been involved in

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