Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Is it ok for high school students to “<3 Boobies”?
Yes. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a Pennsylvania school district that wanted to stop two young women from wearing “I <3 Boobies” bracelets to promote breast cancer awareness. According to Philly.com, several teachers had expressed concern about the message the bracelets were transmitting to students at the school, so the district banned the use of the word “boobies” on bracelets. The courts at each level supported the students’ right to free expression in school.
Can you censor a censor’s speech on censorship?
You can if you are China. Law professor Jonathan Turley discusses how a Chinese party official spoke candidly about vulnerabilities in the country’s Internet censorship system and how censors then tried to censor the comments.
Who gets money from Comcast?
Everyone gets money from Comcast! You get money, and you get money and… At least as long as you are a member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. According to a story form Politico, 15 of the 18 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have received contributions from Comcast, which is currently trying to get permission to acquire Time Warner Cable. This would be a merger of the nation’s largest cable provider with the nation’s second-largest cable provider.