The State of Free Speech and Tolerance in America | Cato Institute

The State of Free Speech and Tolerance in America | Cato Institute
Overview

"Americans Say Political Correctness Has Silenced Discussions Society Needs to Have; Most Have Views They’re Afraid to Share

Nearly three-fourths (71%) of Americans believe that political correctness has done more to silence important discussions our society needs to have. A little more than a quarter (28%) instead believe that political correctness has done more to help people avoid offending others...

Americans Oppose Hate Speech Bans but Say Hate Speech Is Morally Unacceptable

Most Americans (59%) think people should be allowed to express unpopular opinions in public, even those deeply offensive to other people. Forty percent (40%) think government should prevent hate speech in public. Nonetheless, an overwhelming majority (79%) agree that it is “morally unacceptable” to engage in hate speech against racial or religious groups. Thus, the public appears to distinguish between allowing offensive speech and endorsing it.

Despite this, the survey also found Americans willing to censor, regulate, or punish a wide variety of speech and expression they personally find offensive:

• 51% of strong liberals say it’s “morally acceptable” to punch Nazis.
• 53% of Republicans favor stripping U.S. citizenship from people who burn the American flag.
• 51% of Democrats support a law that requires Americans use transgender people’s preferred gender pronouns.
• 47% of Republicans favor bans on building new mosques.
• 58% of Democrats say employers should punish employees for offensive Facebook posts.
• 65% of Republicans say NFL players should be fired if they refuse to stand for the national anthem."

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CNN's Undisclosed Ties To Fusion GPS | The Daily Caller

CNN's Undisclosed Ties To Fusion GPS | The Daily Caller:

"CNN’s reporting on the dossier, led by justice correspondent Evan Perez, has been favorable to the firm, Fusion GPS, and hyped the dossier’s credibility. Left out of Perez’s reporting, which has relied largely on unnamed sources, is his personal closeness to Fusion GPS’ operatives. Fusion has repeatedly been described in Senate testimonies as a smear-for-hire operation that manufactures misleading or false media narratives for its clients."

The 10 Worst States For Sexually-Transmitted Diseases, and What's Really Behind the STD Epidemic

The 10 Worst States For Sexually-Transmitted Diseases, and What's Really Behind the STD Epidemic
"Sexually transmitted diseases are getting worse in the United States, increasing for the third year, with 2016 reaching an all-time high.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and data analysis by Backgroundchecks.org, here are the ten most sexually diseased states in America:

1. Alaska
2. Mississippi
3. Louisiana
4. Georgia
5. New Mexico
6. North Carolina
7. South Carolina
8. Arkansas
9. Delaware
10. Oklahoma

...The rise in primary and secondary syphilis over the last 17 years is primarily attributable to increases among men, specifically homosexuals.

“In 2016, men accounted for almost 90% of all cases of P&S syphilis,” the report says. “Of those male cases for whom sex of sex partner was known, 80.6% were men who have sex with men. ... half of men who have sex with men diagnosed with syphilis were also living with HIV.”

The same is true with gonorrhea:

“While gonorrhea increased among men and women in 2016, the steepest increases were seen among men (22 percent). Research suggests that a large share of new gonorrhea cases are occurring among MSM [men who have sex with men]. These trends are particularly alarming in light of the growing threat of drug resistance to the last remaining recommended gonorrhea treatment...”

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Two 14-year-old girls arrested in beating, carjacking of pizza driver | MLive.com

Two 14-year-old girls arrested in beating, carjacking of pizza driver | MLive.com:
"YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, MI - The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office responded to two reports of robbery of pizza delivery drivers over two days last week in Ypsilanti Township, with two 14-year-olds suspected in one of the incidents.
A 45-year-old delivery driver for a Happy's Pizza on Davis Street in Ypsilanti Township told sheriff's deputies on Oct. 27 he had been assaulted by two suspects armed with black metal objects.
He told police the two suspects struck him several times in the face and head area before fleeing with cash and his vehicle, according to a report from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies later located the vehicle and took two 14-year-old female Ypsilanti Township residents into custody.
The delivery driver was transported to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries, the sheriff's office said.
The pair were taken to the Washtenaw County Juvenile Detention Center; It was unclear if they remained in custody.
According to another report from the sheriff's office, deputies responded to a second robbery on Oct. 28 in the 2300 block of East Ellsworth Road, where a 22-year-old Benito's Pizza delivery driver, said he was robbed of $50 by an armed suspect.
The delivery driver told deputies the suspect implied he had a weapon and at first demanded the vehicle, and then fled on foot north toward Hewitt Road."

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Instapundit » Blog Archive » DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: The protesters were particularly antagonized by Foster’…

Instapundit » Blog Archive » DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: The protesters were particularly antagonized by Foster’…:
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE:

The protesters were particularly antagonized by Foster’s contention that police violence against African-Americans has been statistically exaggerated. When he started explaining the methodological research behind his claim, the audience exploded. “Facts?! Facts?! Don’t tell me about facts!” one person screamed. Foster tried to finish as five or six people shouted at him. “Do facts matter?” Foster asked, and repeated it several times in mounting frustration. “Do facts matter? Do facts—”

The resounding, devastating answer was no, facts do not matter. One of the things that struck me over and over was the protesters’ complete intolerance of complexity. Despite intersectionality’s roots in academic theory, the politics of the intersectional Left are deeply anti-intellectual. It’s not just that many intersectional activists seem to have no capacity for nuance; they fear and hate it, because they hate anything with the potential to complicate their narrative. Things are right or wrong; you’re with us or against us. Human beings, rather than complex agents with independent motivations and intellects, are nothing more than the sum total of their identities. Get on the bus or get under it.

“Despite.”

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Did Clinton Use Fusion GPS to Set Up Trump Meeting with Veselnitskaya?

Did Clinton Use Fusion GPS to Set Up Trump Meeting with Veselnitskaya?:

"This week's bombshell — that the DNC and the Hillary Clinton campaign financed former British spy Christopher Steele's salacious dossier allegedly connecting Donald Trump and Russia — may suggest something even more devious. The dossier was compiled by the notorious firm Fusion GPS, which also worked for Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, the very woman who met with Donald Trump Jr. in a meeting deemed pivotal to the case for Trump-Russia "collusion."

The Fusion GPS connection raises a supremely interesting question: Did the Clinton campaign actually orchestrate the meeting between Trump campaign officials and Veselnitskaya? Is the entire Trump-Russia collusion narrative the result of a Clinton set-up?"

Must read!-----Robert Spencer at Breitbart: “Allahu akbar” doesn’t mean what media says it means

Robert Spencer at Breitbart: “Allahu akbar” doesn’t mean what media says it means
"Over at Breitbart today I explain how the phrase “Allahu akbar” means almost everything — except what the establishment media says it means:
Media outlets routinely mangle the true meaning of “Allahu akbar,” the ubiquitous battle cry of Islamic jihadists as they commit mass murder.
The war-cry is mistranslated in the Western media as “God is great.” 
But the actual meaning is “Allah is greater,” meaning Allah Is Greater Than Your God or Government.
It is the aggressive declaration that Allah and Islam are dominant over every other form of government, religion, law or ethic, which is why Islamic jihadists in the midst of killing infidels so often shout it.
One primary purpose of shouting is to “strike terror in the hearts of the enemies of Allah.”
Chief 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta made this explicit in his letter to himself before carrying out his jihad mission:
“When the confrontation begins, strike like champions who do not want to go back to this world. Shout, ‘Allahu Akbar,’ because this strikes fear in the hearts of the non-believers.” 
This is why the Fort Hood jihad killer, Nidal Malik Hasan, shouted it as he shot thirteen Americans in November 2009, and why so many other jihadis have used it essentially as an announcement that non-Muslims are about to die..."
Much more here.
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Why Don't Media Treat Islamist Terror Attacks Like White Supremacist Terror Attacks? | Daily Wire

Why Don't Media Treat Islamist Terror Attacks Like White Supremacist Terror Attacks? | Daily Wire:

"The answer lies in a serious problem of bias. The media believe that Americans, by and large, are racist Islamophobes. They are the problem. They’re the problem if perpetrators are Muslim, in which case the backlash from non-Muslim Americans must be pre-emptively curbed; they’re the problem if the perpetrators are white supremacists, in which case Americans must answer for their supposed connections to white supremacism.

That’s nonsense. If we’re going to start attributing terrorist ideologies to broader movements, we’re going to have to abide by that rule across the board; if, by contrast, we’re going to distinguish terrorist ideologies from other ideologies, let’s do that across the board."

History for November 1

History for November 1 - On-This-Day.com:
Stephen Crane 1871, James Kilpatrick 1920, Gary Player 1935


Larry Flynt 1942, Kinky (Richard) Friedman 1944, Jenny McCarthy 1972
    

1512 - Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.


1765 - The British Parliament enacted The Stamp Act in the American colonies. The act was repealed in March of 1766 on the same day that the Parliament passed the Declaratory Acts which asserted that the British government had free and total legislative power of the colonies.


1800 - U.S. President John Adams became the first president to live in the White House when he moved in.


1861 - Gen. George B. McClellan was made the general-in-chief of the American Union armies.


1936 - Benito Mussolini made a speech in Milan, Italy, in which he described the alliance between Italy and Nazi Germany as an "axis" running between Berlin and Rome.


1950 - Two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate U.S. President Harry Truman. One of the men was killed when they tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, DC.


1952 - The United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb on Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands.


1959 - Jacques Plante, of the Montreal Canadiens, became the first goalie in the NHL to wear a mask.

500 Years Ago Today, Western Civilization Was Changed FOREVER

500 Years Ago Today, Western Civilization Was Changed FOREVER:

"On October 31, 1517, Luther took a total of 95 grievances, tilted the “Disputation on the Power of Indulgences,” and posted it to the church door in Wittenburg, Germany. The 95 theses were designed to stimulate academic debate, not the massive grassroots movement that ended up sweeping up the continent.
After Luther posted the grievances, locals got a hold of them, printed them out, and sent them all over Germany. The Roman Catholic Church came under fire when the people read Luther’s grievances."

Judge Roy Moore identifies biggest threats to U.S.

Judge Roy Moore identifies biggest threats to U.S.:

"Much ado has been made in recent political campaigns about identifying America’s biggest threat. Is it ISIS? Russia? China? North Korea?
Actually, the greatest threats to the United States and the preservation of its freedoms come from within, Republican Alabama Senate nominee Judge Roy Moore believes.
Moore became the GOP nominee for the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, now U.S. attorney general, by defeating establishment-endorsed Luther Strange in the primary. He will face Democratic nominee Doug Jones in the Dec. 12 election.
Moore told WND the greatest threats are America’s domestic enemies: Marxists and Democratic leadership who are intent on expanding the role of the federal government and steering Americans away from belief in God."

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"This Could Be Huge": Gold Bar Certified By Royal Canadian Mint Exposed As Fake | Zero Hedge

"This Could Be Huge": Gold Bar Certified By Royal Canadian Mint Exposed As Fake | Zero Hedge:
"The last time there was a widespread physical gold counterfeiting scare was in the summer of 2012 when as we reported the discovery of a single 10 oz Tungsten-filled gold bar in Manhattan's jewelry district led to a panic among the dealer community, which then resulted in local jewelry outlets discovering at least ten more fake 10-ounce "gold bars" filled with Tungsten. 
Fast forward to today when a similar instance of gold counterfeiting has been discovered, this time in Canada, and where the fake bar in question had been "certified" by the highest possible authority.

According to CBC, the Royal Canadian Mint is investigating how a sealed, "pure gold" wafer with proper mint stampings has emerged as a fake. 
According to the Canadian press, the one-ounce gold piece, which was supposed to be 99.99% pure, was purchased by an Ottawa jeweller on Oct. 18 at a Royal Bank of Canada branch. 
The problem emerged when tests of the bar showed it may contain no gold at all.
And, when neither the mint nor RBC would take the bar back, jeweler Samuel Tang contacted CBC news..."

Millennial snowflakes expect an easy ride in the Navy - Washington Times

Millennial snowflakes expect an easy ride in the Navy - Washington Times
"The British Navy ruled the seas and built an empire with wooden ships and iron men. 
The United States Navy fought and won World War II with iron ships manned by iron men. 
Sadly, today’s Navy more resembles iron ships manned by girly men — (and many of them are girls).
In recent months, I’ve had the opportunity to read the results of Navy command climate surveys designed to take the temperature of morale among the crews of various ships. 
I haven’t experienced such whining since the last time I housebroke a puppy. 
From the nature of the complaints, I’d say that the worst day experienced by the sailors aboard ships surveyed would be a pretty good day in a Marine Corps infantry battalion or aircraft squadron.
The problem with the Navy is that many of its enlisted sailors are millennial snowflakes who still think and act like civilians. 
Their great-grandfathers worked 12-hour shifts, and sometimes remained at battle stations for days at a time. 
Discipline was tough and the failure to meet standards was time in the brig on bread and water.
These kids seem to want a participation trophy for just showing up for duty..."
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What the Left Hopes to Achieve by Attacking the Founders

What the Left Hopes to Achieve by Attacking the Founders:

"Our nation’s leftist progressives have long sought to undermine the American values expressed in our Declaration of Independence and Constitution.

Though typical Democrats and Republicans do not have this leftist hate for our nation, they have been willing accomplices in undermining the most basic value the Founding Fathers sought to promote—limited government."

Michigan resisting challenge to ban on straight-party voting | State-region | petoskeynews.com

Michigan resisting challenge to ban on straight-party voting | State-region | petoskeynews.com
DETROIT (AP) — The results of the 2016 election are being replayed in federal court as the state of Michigan defends a Republican-backed law that would abolish straight-party voting, an easy ballot option that's especially popular in urban areas that go Democratic.
The law was suspended last year by a judge who said an end to straight-party ballots could cause long lines and place a disproportionate burden on black voters. 
Now, after months of analysis by experts, that same judge must decide whether the lawsuit should go to trial or be dismissed in favor of the state.
Straight-party voting is the act of making a single mark on a ballot to pick candidates of one party, from president to county commissioner. It's been in practice for more than 100 years in Michigan and is widely held in urban areas; Detroit's rate was 80 percent in 2016.
...Only a handful of states allow straight-party voting. 
Barton said it's implausible that more than 40 states that don't offer it have violated the U.S. Constitution "without anyone noticing...."
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Philosophy Professor Tells Bisexual Student Who Criticized Islam 'We're Not Going to Let You Damage the Program' - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Philosophy Professor Tells Bisexual Student Who Criticized Islam 'We're Not Going to Let You Damage the Program' - Hit & Run : Reason.com

"A bisexual male student at the University of Texas–San Antonio said during an informal conversation outside class that he was uncomfortable with Islam because people still receive the death penalty for being gay in 10 Muslim-majority countries.

For expressing this thought, the student—Alfred MacDonald, who no longer attends the school—was instructed to meet with the chair of the philosophy department, Eve Browning. Prof. Browning told MacDonald in no uncertain terms that he had committed the crime of "offending" someone, and she warned him that his habit of saying what he thinks could bring down the entire program. 

She threatened to call the Behavior Intervention Team and refer MacDonald to counseling. She did everything but send him to Room 101.

Unfortunately for Browning, MacDonald secretly recorded their conversation. 

The transcript, first publicized by Gay Star News, is incredible.

"We have not designed our program to tolerate these behaviors," Brown tells MacDonald at one point. Later she adds, "We're not going to let you damage the program."..."

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Former Dem Talks The Perception Of Racism | The Daily Caller

Former Dem Talks The Perception Of Racism | The Daily Caller:

"She is convinced that when people hear truth, they recognize it. Preventing truth from being heard is why Parker believes the left works so hard to keep conservatives off college campuses and in the public square.

“If you have Christianity, a capitalistic society, and a Constitution that protects your interest,” they work for all Americans, Parker says, including blacks. BLM, she says, is indoctrinating blacks against these American values."

College investigates 'deeply offensive' photo of white man dressed as Colin Kaepernick - The College Fix

College investigates 'deeply offensive' photo of white man dressed as Colin Kaepernick - The College Fix:
Not because it’s racist?

"Dickinson College says it’s investigating a photo of an alleged student in a Halloween costume based on controversial and unaffiliated professional football player Colin Kaepernick.

Joyce Bylander, dean of student life, told the private Pennsylvania college community on Facebook Sunday night that she received the photo “this weekend” and it was “deeply offensive and reflected the exercise of very poor judgment.”

But she made clear that the white male’s imitation of an athlete with a white mother and black father was not the grounds for the investigation; rather, it was the appearance of a gun pointing at the alleged student..."

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