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Christine Quinn's Image-Making Machine Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Christine Quinn's Image-Making Machine

The candidate's disclosure that she has struggled with bulimia and alcoholism may make her more "relatable," but it doesn't change her record on First Amendment protections.

Definitely AP/Wikimedia Commons

Definitely

How the word is overused

'We Don't Cower in Fear': Reconsidering the Boston Lockdown Adrees Latif/Reuters

'We Don't Cower in Fear': Reconsidering the Boston Lockdown

What does it say if Americans further cut back on basic freedoms in response to last week's bombings? And do any of us seriously think we won't?

Why Is the NYPD Investigating Alec Baldwin's Speech? Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Why Is the NYPD Investigating Alec Baldwin's Speech?

Under scrutiny for their stop-and-frisk policy, the boys in blue decide to go after the mouthy actor -- violating his First Amendment rights.

What's Wrong With Having a Secret Assassination Court? Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

What's Wrong With Having a Secret Assassination Court?

The Obama Administration has considered establishing a special court to rubber-stamp targeted killings. But that won't do a thing to take care of civil libertarians' objections.

The Dangers of Obama's Contraceptive Compromise Wikimedia Commons

The Dangers of Obama's Contraceptive Compromise

The same logic could be used to get businesses out of hiring gay employees or paying minimum wage.

Will the Scouts Ever Admit Atheists? David Manning/Reuters

Will the Scouts Ever Admit Atheists?

The youth organization is finally reconsidering its ban on gay members. But it looks like another taboo will remain for a long time.

Our Legal System Didn't Give Aaron Swartz a Chance Noah Berger/Reuters

Our Legal System Didn't Give Aaron Swartz a Chance

The Justice Department's pursuit of the 26-year-old internet activist for a victimless crime points to an ugly truth about prosecutorial abuse.

A Civil Libertarian's Case for Giving Gun Control a Chance Larry Downing/Reuters

A Civil Libertarian's Case for Giving Gun Control a Chance

It may be wrong to use current events to curtail a Constitutional right. But it's certainly wrong to let it stand untouched because of events that took place hundreds of years ago.

Can a Church Use Taxpayer Dollars to Deny Birth Control to Sex Trafficking Victims? Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Can a Church Use Taxpayer Dollars to Deny Birth Control to Sex Trafficking Victims?

Under a government-funded program, run by Catholic bishops, health-care providers are not allowed to recommend contraception or abortion.

Why We Need to Tolerate Hate Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Why We Need to Tolerate Hate

Penalizing someone because of his or her bad thoughts is quintessentially un-American.

What to Make of the Rape Accusations at Amherst College? hank chapot/Flickr

What to Make of the Rape Accusations at Amherst College?

A young woman's story of sexual assault is harrowing. But without due process, should newspapers and campus administrators automatically assume it's true?

The Danger of Banning Anti-Zionist Protests

The Danger of Banning Anti-Zionist Protests

Sure, people are outraged when demonstrators compare Jews to Nazis. But outrageous protests are an American tradition -- and they're entirely protected by the First Amendment.

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