In their frenzy to protect Donald Trump’s “free speech” rights to spread falsehoods on social media, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans appear to have misunderstood — […]
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In Ukraine, using an anti-Trump playbook to go after Putin
by Mark Z. Barabak Over the last two decades, Mike Madrid has battled Democrats, Republicans, Donald Trump and a pesky family of squirrels that assumed residence in […]
Online privacy becomes critical if Roe is overturned
by Parmy Olson About 10 years ago, a story about Target Corp.’s uncanny ability to detect a customer’s pregnancy made waves. An angry man had gone into […]
We need information literacy classes for students
by Victor Shi Fifty years ago, the national networks CBS, ABC and NBC dominated television screens in America and were the primary way voters obtained information: Each […]
After Musk buys Twitter, whose speech will be free?
The free speech protection of the First Amendment applies to the individual’s right to say what they may wish. However, it does not guarantee them a platform […]
Elon Musk and protecting free speech
Americans who subscribe to “traditional values” have had to put up with a lot from the left in the name of the First Amendment. From vulgarities on […]
Elon Musk is not what Twitter needs
by Timothy L. O’Brien Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter Inc. for $43 billion — but he has only about $3 billion in cash on hand. Most […]
Go ahead and improve Twitter, @ElonMusk
Anyone who ever has sent a tweet with a typo — and who among us has not? — craves an edit button. So the news this week […]
We are all witnesses
by Steven Roberts “Many are calling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the TikTok war,” reports CNN. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman announces, “Welcome to World War Wired […]
Lawmakers should reject Instagram’s attempts to throw parents under the bus
by Dr. Brian Primack and Sadie Primack Instagram recently announced that a central pillar of its response to teen mental health harms will be to create controls […]
