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Recent Articles from Gene Policinski

News May 13, 2011

Opposing flag-burning with violence trashes freedom

What part of patriotism makes it OK to trash one of our nation’s most-treasured rights, free speech?

News April 29, 2011

Take time out to celebrate World Press Freedom Day

Thanks to the First Amendment, I'm free to write these words - and you're free to read them.

News April 1, 2011

Offensive views need airing so they can be better rebutted

By now there likely are few Americans who don't recognize the names of a tiny Topeka, Kan., church and of the family that makes up most of its members - Westboro Baptist Church and the Phelps family.

News March 18, 2011

Clearly, the government needs more sunshine

The national picture for Freedom of Information laws, celebrated during national Sunshine Week (March 13-19), is bit brighter thanks to two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and some White House initiatives.

News March 4, 2011

First Amendment also protects harsh critics of funeral protests

After the U.S. Supreme Court's Westboro Baptist Church free speech decision, many online comments critical of the 8-1 ruling did so in speech that also relied on First Amendment protection.

News February 18, 2011

Egypt’s first steps toward liberty remind us of our own

A small group, using the latest technology, excites fellow citizens with the concepts and possibilities of freedom after years of battling a repressive regime.

News February 4, 2011

News council’s demise still leaves many avenues for press critics

After 40 years on the job, the Minnesota News Council is closing down.

News January 21, 2011

New governors stumble over First Amendment

What's in the gubernatorial water supply out there, when it comes to matters of the First Amendment?

News January 7, 2011

University wise to rethink unwise open-records policy

Let's begin 2011 on a hopeful note: Texas A&M University officials say they will revisit a recent decision that would have banned journalism instructors from directing students in filing open-records requests about-of all things-Texas A&M policies and practices.

News December 23, 2010

New Year will see some old First Amendment issues

Welcome 2011, and all that you offer as a New Year: a chance for a fresh start and the promise of new opportunities.

News December 10, 2010

To our Founders: Thanks for the First Amendment

Under the First Amendment, I get to say out loud almost anything without fear of government interference or retaliation. So I'd like to say ... "Thanks."

News November 24, 2010

Koppel-Olbermann tiff misses local news picture

Former ABC "Nightline" host Ted Koppel and MSNBC host and pundit Keith Olbermann recently exchanged sharply opposing views about the state of the news business - as they see it.

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