Our View: Ideas do not kill people but ideas spark debate
The piece argues free speech should endure despite violent acts tied to unpopular views. It contends blaming peaceful words for violence threatens First Amendment rights, notes selective outrage toward liberal causes, cites eco-terrorism attacks, and calls to assign responsibility to perpetrators and aiders rather than suppress speech.
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Upstate New York
Wyoming
Vail
Earth Liberation Front
Associated Press
TV Talking Heads
al Gore
The
Sierra Club
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Supreme Court
Byron White
Supreme Court
Singer
Los Angeles
Dennis Prager
Harmon
Princeton
Feder
Boston Herald
Public Forum Contact Info From Odessa OA Letter
Public Forum seeks reader input with mailing address PO Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760 and fax 915 333 7742 for comments The OA invites online submissions via the link.freedom.com address for electronic correspondence.
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Public Forum
Odessa
Freedom.com
Abortion Rights Clash Explored by Sobran Columnist
Joseph Sobran argues the Roe v. Wade decision sparked backlash and violence by framing abortion as a liberal constitutional right. He criticizes media bias, judicial overreach, and the shifting language around abortion while noting the enduring moral questions and costs to society.
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Supreme Court
America
Edison
Gershwin
Babe Ruth
Duke Ellington
Sobran
Arlington, Va
Princeton bioethics pick sparks broad provocation
DonFeders syndicated columnist notes with irony the appointment of Peter Singer to Princeton's Center for Human Values. He questions Singer's views on infant killing and animal rights, contrasting them with university norms and public response.
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Bill Clinton
U.N
Peter Singer
Ira W. DeCamp
Princeton University
Center For Human Values
Slobodan Milosevic
Mengele
Singer
Europe
Simon Wiesenthal
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