The People vs Larry Flynt Sparks a Culture Clash
Mike Royko notes public dispute between NOW and the ACLU over The People vs Larry Flynt. He visits a nearly empty theater, finds the film intelligent and moving, and argues Flynt’s defense of free speech amid backlash from feminists and anti-porn advocates.
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Larry Flynt
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Justice Systems
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Presidential report cards pass the test or fail?
Historians grade presidents and debate if ratings hold up. Ronald Reagan sits mid-pack in a new Ridings McIver ranking while Eisenhower moves up in newer surveys. Clinton and Bush hover in the average-low range amid ongoing scholarly debate.
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Ronald Reagan
Clinton
Reagan
William J. Ridings Jr
Stuart B. McIver
Citadel Press
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
New York Times
The
Heritage Foundation
Policy Review Magazine
Mount Rushmore
William F. Buckley Jr
Henry Kissinger
Schlesinger
Eisenhower
Arthur Schlesinger Sr
McIver
Fred Greenstein
Princeton University
Dick Morris
George Bush
Ridings-McIver
Correction on Dr Donald Black Shopping Research Iowa
A Thursday report corrected the first name of Dr Donald Black a psychiatry professor at the University of Iowa who studies compulsive shopping. The article notes the error in the earlier version and provides his proper given name.
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Donald Black
University of Iowa
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