First Amendment and Offense in Free Speech Debate
Jeff Jacoby argues that the First Amendment does not guarantee a right not to be offended. He frames offense as the cost of free expression and emphasizes personal responsibility for reacting to diverse viewpoints.
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Congress
County Clerk Perry Sparks Payroll Tug of War in Franklin County
In Franklin County, County Clerk Shari Perry and county commissioners clash over payroll control. Commissioners vote to hand payroll records to state and federal investigators while Perry defies requests, saying she followed policy. Both sides dig in, hindering cooperation and raising questions about processes and laws.
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Franklin County
Shari Perry
Perry
Moxie
Register of Deeds
Single sex education best for addressing gender gaps
Rich Lowry argues after Summers controversy that acknowledging hard wired differences between boys and girls is needed. He cites Sax and National Endowment for the Arts data, contending single sex schools boost girls in math and science and counter reading disengagement among boys, urging accommodation in education and culture wars.
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Larry Summers
Harvard
Summers
Time Magazine
Leonard Sax
Sax
Washington Post
America
National Endowment For the Arts
National Assessment of Educational Progress
NEA
God
Margaret
Bush defense of privatized Social Security falls flat
Donald Kaul argues President Bush pushes privatization as a fix for Social Security while evidence and polls show weak public support. He accuses Bush of misrepresenting plans, fears manipulation by powerful interests, and notes opposition from AARP, Swift Boat veterans backers, and conservative groups as the debate intensifies nationwide.
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Bush
Social Security
USA Next
AARP
John Kerry
Kerry
Barry Goldwater
Captain Bush
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