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Culture Wars

The Dual Standard: From News Distortion to the Normalization of Political Violence

The controversy surrounding late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and the ensuing debate over free speech, media bias, and hypocrisy represents a microcosm of a larger and more disturbing trend in American politics: the increasing acceptance and even justification of political violence. For many, the selective outrage over perceived censorship, juxtaposed with actual acts of politically […]

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RSN Pick of the Day

What the Russian Trolls Were Really Doing in 2016

Computational Propaganda Project report is the adult in the room, occasionally conceding the more nuanced reality of the Russian campaign by noting that peak Russian propaganda volume actually occurred long after the election during the Syria missile strike

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Health and Education

Diverse and Divided

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Board of Directors issued a comprehensive statement in 2006, whose combined language included helping students to connect their education to societal issues, change inequities, and to promote cultural empathy, pluralism, and diversity in a liberal education.  The key words for determining the value of today’s education, which are severely […]

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Editorial RSN Pick of the Day

All public forums should be open and uncensored

A US District Court judge has ruled that President Trump may not block even rude or obnoxious criticism from his Twitter account, because it is a public forum that is protected by the First Amendment. The Justice Department says it might appeal, but I argue that the DOJ, White House and Trump Administration should instead […]