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...basic idea for laser tag was to create free-speech machines - to find ways of helping people say things at a scale and in a place where you normally have people controlling speech," Powderly says. "Doing it in an art museum was never the intent. Some days we think it's an art project, but other days it seems like an activism project, bringing together hackers and engineers...
...Bill of Rights—the essence of American civil liberties—contains crucial provisions for protecting free speech, due process, and a fair and speedy trial among other things. The U.S. Constitution, in turn, was arguably a precedent for Universal Declaration of Human Rights. One might assume that as the descendants of this tradition, the people and the government of the United States would believe in the universal application of human rights around the world. However, the opposite is the case–at least for now. Ever since the War on Terror began, the Bush administration...
...your speech yesterday you criticized the role of the media in politics, saying that we do not have a “vigorous press.” How do you think we got to this point? What do you think should be done about this...
...she’d had five children / no she’d had six one died.” The line break marks a change in the direction of thought, whereas the extended space reflects a progression in the internal logic. Used to focus Paley’s speech, these formal elements carefully define a unique interior voice that stays consistent throughout the collection.One of the most striking aspects of the book is its willingness to be overtly political—a rarity for this style of poetry, which lends itself more to reserved introspection. Paley’s activist...
...We’re far from the days when Ronald Reagan, in his 1964 speech for Barry Goldwater, promised America the “ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order.” Until it finds its way back out of this mess, the Republican elite promises us a platform of war abroad, and a massive, intrusive government at home. To paraphrase Heston, they can have this country when they can pry it from our cold, dead hands...