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Radio Free Europe Journalist Targeted in Putins Press Crackdown
June 29, 2021
Diane Francis writing for The Atlantic highlights how Russia is ignoring international concerns over freedom of the press and continues to crackdown on journalists, including the most recent case of Vladislav Yesypenko, a RFE/RL contributor who was arrested in Russian-occupied Crimea on charges of espionage.
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Supreme Court Announces New Test for Discipline of Off-Campus, Online Speech
June 29, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its first opinion with an 8-1 majority in favor of a public school’s ability to discipline a student for off-campus, online speech, with specific requirements.
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Brookings: Vaccine Passports Reveal the Need for U.S. Privacy Legislation
June 29, 2021
As the debate continues over vaccine passports, the U.S. Congress is seeking federal privacy legislation that would create a national standard on how personal data is collected and processed to avoid the abuse of fundamental rights.
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The Atlantic: Apple Daily’s Closure Marks a Dark New Chapter in Hong Kong
June 25, 2021
Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy paper, printed its final edition, after the paper’s founder and its editor in chief were jailed, its newsroom twice raided, and its assets frozen under Beijing’s national security law.
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Apple Daily Executives Charged with Collusion with Foreign Country
June 22, 2021
Hong Kong police charged the chief editor and chief executive of pro-democracy paper Apple Daily with collusion with a foreign country after nearly 500 police raided the media outlet on the suspicion that dozens of its articles violated Hong Kong's new security law.
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Ferguson: Ideologies Increasingly Viewed in ‘Religious Light'
June 22, 2021
Prominent historian, Niall Ferguson, warns that society is increasingly applying religious feelings to political figures and ideologies, in particular in regards to science.
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Supreme Court Unanimous for Catholic Foster Agency that Excludes Same-Sex Couples
June 21, 2021
The Supreme Court, In a 9-0 ruling, sided with a Catholic foster agency against the city of Philadelphia over whether the agency should be banned from participating in the city's foster program because it excludes same-sex couples, citing the the First Amendment and that the agency only wished to be allowed to continue serving in a manner consistent with its religious beliefs.
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Goldberg: The ACLU's Inside Battle over Free Speech
June 21, 2021
Bernard Goldberg writing in The Hill describes the recent progressive evolution of the 101 year old American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), whose mission has been to defend free speech for all, but recently has made the move to only defend those whose cause is sufficiently woke.
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National Association of Scholars takes on Civics Education Proposal
June 21, 2021
Peter W. Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, which opposes the proposal, “Educating for American Democracy”, explains past initiatives for transforming civics education and how this current proposal’s framework, Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy, imposes a politically progressive program of instruction on almost all American students.
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NATO Will Address Climate Change
June 14, 2021
NATO stated for the first time that it will address the issue of climate change by factoring in environmental concerns as part of the military alliance's activities, including conducting annual assessments on climate change.
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