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Further Reading on YouTube and the ‘Innocence of Muslims’

None of these are necessarily wholesale endorsements but rather, a list of articles that I find worthwhile reading on the topic: LA Times: Free speech in the real world The Nation‘s Ari Melber: Why YouTube is Wrong to Censor the Anti-Islam Video The Guardian‘s Glenn Greenwald: Conservatives, Democrats and the convenience of denouncing free speech […]

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On Rights and Responsibilities, “Hate Speech,” and Google Paternalism

For awhile now, I’ve been thinking about the line between rights and responsibilities. I find it imperative to fight for the broadest possible rights and freedoms, but as an individual, I also find it imperative to act responsibly in my speech. That is why, despite being an atheist, you won’t see me insulting religion or […]