Despite all the ink that’s been spilled over Salman Rushdie’s sensational book, The Satanic Verses, there is another First Amendment issue that hasn’t been addressed. That’s the issue raised by the decision of the largest bookselling chains in the … [Read more...] about Another First Amendment Issue in Satanic Verses
The American Civil Liberties Union
A critic wrote a letter-to-the-editor of one of the newspapers that carries my column and complained thusly: “She confuses my calm, rational thinking with facts.” Well, dear reader, here’s another column of “just the facts, ma’am.” Since the … [Read more...] about The American Civil Liberties Union
The Radical Antics of the ACLU
When presidential candidate Michael Dukakis labelled himself a “card-carrying member of the ACLU,” he performed a long-overdue and stunningly significant service to the America people. With that one comment, he thrust onto newspaper front pages and … [Read more...] about The Radical Antics of the ACLU