Word: freedom
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...Yale Daily News, Associate Dean of Student Affairs W. Marichal Gentry has been in discussions with other Yale officials about taking action against the blog, including blocking all access to the site from the campus network. But steps like this conflict with the Yale’s freedom of speech regulations, the YDN reported...
Although the JuicyCampus ban at Yale is opposed primarily on the basis of freedom of speech violations, Ellison said that private institutions have the right to restrict speech...
...Dictatorships require isolation if they hope to survive freedom's onslaught. Fidel Castro's five decades in power were less the product of brilliance and charisma than the result of the U.S.-enforced isolation. Uncle Sam's embargo provided Castro with the shield he needed to survive the demise of the communist bloc. The embargo denied Castro nothing he couldn't buy elsewhere, while his totalitarian communist system has destroyed entrepreneurial initiative, squandered wealth on weapons and brought abject poverty to the Cuban populace. Tony Gonzalez, Weeki Wachee...
...freedom is a muscle that strengthens with proper exercise. On March 10 and 11, monks took to the streets in Tibet demanding autonomy for their region. It was the largest demonstration there since 1989. Meanwhile, the banner of China's robust economy shows signs of fraying just as the government prepares to run it up the Olympic flagpole. Inflation, contaminated goods and industrial pollution all underscore the fact that China, too, is bound by the laws and limitations of economic development. Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, world-record holder in the marathon, won't run that event in Beijing for fear...
...others, is considering alternatives to acquiring objects, such as exchanges and long-term loans. These agreements would resemble those made by the MFA and Princeton. But repatriation poses a problem when museums want to examine artifacts in-depth and on a long-term basis, as researchers may have less freedom to engage with items on loan...