Podcast: Fargo Forum Editor Talks About New Policy Treating Some Letters to the Editor as Advertising
"We are going to try and use our best judgment." That's what Fargo Forum editor Matthew Von Pinnon told me during...
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Mark Western: Free Speech 101
I used to be a high school government teacher. I can remember many different times in which a student said...
Who Gets to Decide When Speech Should Be Protected?
Last week I wrote about a situation at Concordia College in Moorhead which saw the student government pulling funding for...
There Is No Other Word for This Than Censorship
Student leaders at Concordia College in Moorhead have censored prominent conservative speaker Ben Shapiro. Specifically, they have voted to rescind...
John Andrist: Free Speech Requires Dilligence
“Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me”. I don’t remember hearing those words as...
You Don’t Have to Agree With Speech to Believe It Should Be Protected
When I was an elementary school kid I got in trouble for fighting with another boy on the playground during...
John Andrist: Free Speech for Me but Not for Thee
“It’s a free country; I can say what I want!” Indeed, almost all of us would say we strongly believe...
Why Shouldn’t We Have Free Speech in Church?
The Trump administration has been signaling their intent to roll back what's called the Johnson Amendment. Essentially federal policies which prohibits...
Understand What the Term “Shouting Fire in a Theater” Means Before You Use It
"Comedian Kathy Griffin has proverbially shouted 'fire' in a movie theater and now is distraught over the consequences," the Grand Forks...
It’s Not a Crime to Be a Jerk
UPDATE: The original headline to this post used a profane word I felt accurately described this man's behavior. I've changed...
