It's hardly the greatest infringement of free speech I've ever heard of, but this doesn't sound right: The manager of a North Chicago sandwich shop learned in a Lake County courtroom this week that the difference between a joke in poor taste and an inflammatory remark is about 75 bucks. Arjunsinh Sindha, 64, said he feels as if he was treated unfairly when he was fined $75 … [Read more...] about “Hey, are you a terrorist?”
Free Speech
An Explanation From Nick Gillespie
I seem to have developed a talent for offending people at Reason magazine. I think I might have annoyed Radley Balko with this post from last year, and now I think I can add Nick Gillespie to the list. In my previous post, I was a little peeved at Reason for not producing a better article for Everybody Draw Mohammed Day. After writing that post, I emailed both the authors … [Read more...] about An Explanation From Nick Gillespie
What’s Up With Reason and Mohammed?
What the hell? As you probably know, today is Everybody Draw Mohammed day. In case you're wondering, I'm not participating. Mostly because I couldn't think of anything clever to draw. And you probably wouldn't have recognized it if I tried. In case you haven't noticed, Windypundit doesn't have a cartoon section. There's a reason for that. On the other hand, I was looking … [Read more...] about What’s Up With Reason and Mohammed?
Google Subpoenaed Over Anonymous Blogs In Connection With Controversial Chicago TIF Project
The attorney for Chicago real estate developer Peter Holsten has subpoenaed Google for information about two anonymously authored blogs that have been critical of neighborhood politics and the Wilson Yard TIF project. The Chicago Journal has the story: Johnson said the subpoena asks for ownership information of the blogs. Uptown Update is an active blog that has gained … [Read more...] about Google Subpoenaed Over Anonymous Blogs In Connection With Controversial Chicago TIF Project
Scumbags and Prurient Interests
In response to my admittedly harsh missive about the conviction of Paul "Max Hardcore" Little, commenter "jt" writes: I couldn't help but notice you mentioned you've never seen a Max Hardcore video. Perhaps you should. Once you have, you may understand how a jury could find his work obscene, based on the old Miller three prong test, and therefor not constitutionally protected … [Read more...] about Scumbags and Prurient Interests