The High Value of Low Speech: Attorney Robert Corn-Revere Defends The Right to Offend

An excellent lecture on first amendment rights and protections, something truly unique to our nation. 

"I may not agree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." ~ Voltaire

New Edition Of 'Huckleberry Finn' Will Eliminate Offensive Words : The Two-Way : NPR

New Edition Of 'Huckleberry Finn' Will Eliminate Offensive Words : The Two-Way : NPR: "Saying they want to publish a version that won't be banned from some schools because of its language, two scholars are editing Mark Twain's classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to eliminate uses of the 'N' word and replace it with 'slave,' Publishers Weekly writes."

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But you know, it's ok when rappers use it. Just not one of the most celebrated authors in American history. He's awful.

First Amendment Rights?

Ok, I'm not a big fan of CNN. Their news is typically redundant and mostly irrelevant. However, sometimes there is a diamond in the rough. This video is exactly that. This has nothing to do with public safety. It has everything to do with keeping the public eye off the travesty that is the Gulf right now. It's censorship enforced with felony charges.

If the current administration has any constitutional integrity at all, this rule will be reversed. However, I'm not holding out hope.