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National Coalition Against Censorship Deplores Assault on Rushdie – Blogging Censorship

Posted: August 15, 2022 at 6:45 pm

NEW YORK The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) released the following statement in response to todays horrific attack on Salman Rushdie, a brave defender of free speech. The NCAC is an alliance of 59 national nonprofit organizations that is committed to the non-partisan defense of free expression.

Todays horrific attack on author Salman Rushdie during a public lecture at the Chautauqua Institution is deeply disturbing. Although the motive for the assault remains unknown, it inevitably raises the suspicion that it was an attempt to punish Rushdie for writing The Satanic Verses, which the Ayatollah Khomeini condemned as a blasphemy of the Muslim religion in 1989. Khomeini issued a fatwa that called on Muslims to kill Rushdie, who was forced into hiding. He spent almost a decade under police protection.

Mr. Rushdie has bravely defended freedom of expression throughout his career, determined not to be silenced by fear and encouraging others to speak out. An established advocate for writers protections, Mr. Rushdie is founding president of the International Parliament of Writers (which has since evolved into the International Cities of Refuge Network), which offers resources and shelter to artists and writers at risk of persecution. At the time of the attack, Mr. Rushdie was participating in a public discussion on the role of the United States as a refuge for artists and writers in exile.

Mr. Rushdies famous refrain, What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. underscores the key democratic tenets-the right to disseminate and access ideas, the right to public debate, and, crucially, the right to disagreewhether it be with fellow civilians, institutions, or governments.

We hope for his speedy recovery.

About National Coalition Against CensorshipSince its inception in 1974, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) has functioned as a first responder in protecting freedom of expression, a fundamental human right and a keystone of democracy. Representing 59 trusted education, publishing, and arts organizations, NCAC encourages and facilitates dialogue between diverse voices and perspectives, including those that have historically been silenced.

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Letter to the editor: Don’t filter history or news; that’s censorship – Canton Repository

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Charita Goshay wrote one of her usual insightful articles in The Repository on July 24about the proposed "divisive subjects bill" ("Ohios divisive subjects bill a dangerous drift toward censorship"). She outlined rightful concerns that the bill would stifle the horrid parts of our history and would lead to censorship.

Based on the framework she detailed in her article, I don't see incompatibility between teaching history and eliminating hate in the curriculum. The history of slavery should be taught. Part of that lesson would be the justification used by slaveholders to practice slavery. The only reason for exposure to that rationale for slavery would be to expose how terribly wrong it was, not to defend it. End of the history lesson.

If the curriculum were then to go on to promote the idea that because some whites owned slaves all white people are oppressors, that would be prohibited, according to Charita's outline. It should be prohibited as being terribly wrong and terribly divisive.

As for censorship, it's here. Many news media and social media outlets already filter, slant, or ignore items they don't wish to feature. Recently, President Biden wanted to establish the Disinformation Governance Board. It had a narrow purpose, but many things with a narrow, well-intentioned purpose morph into something ghastly. Who knows where that would have gone? Fortunately, the effort has been paused. Censorship has no place here, but it is becoming more commonplace.

Donald J. Groom, Plain Township

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Why Rand Paul wants the Espionage Act to be repealed – NPR

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling for the repeal of the Espionage Act. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling for the repeal of the Espionage Act.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling for the Espionage Act to be repealed amid a federal investigation into the possible mishandling of government records and classified documents that were found at former President Donald Trump's Florida home.

"The espionage act was abused from the beginning to jail dissenters of WWI. It is long past time to repeal this egregious affront to the 1st Amendment," Paul wrote.

The statement comes less than a week after the FBI search at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Investigators took multiple sets of classified documents from the property. The search warrant lists three laws that appear central to the federal investigation, including one that's part of the Espionage Act. So far, neither Trump nor any of his aides have been charged in the investigation.

This would be the first time in U.S. history that a former president has been known to be investigated under the Espionage Act, but it's not the first time the law has been under scrutiny, experts say. Indeed, though Trump has not been charged with any wrongdoing, holding onto classified documents is against the law.

The Espionage Act was passed in 1917, a few months after the U.S. entered World War I. The original law made it illegal for people to obtain or disclose information relating to national defense that could be used to harm the U.S. or benefit another country.

That description has helped prosecute some spies, but increasingly it has been used to threaten or put to trial those who leak sensitive information, Sam Lebovic, a history professor at George Mason University, told NPR.

During the Obama administration, eight people were charged with leaking national security secrets to the media under the Espionage Act more than all the previous administrations combined. At least six more leakers were charged during the Trump administration, according to Lebovic.

Over the years, press freedom advocates have grown concerned that administrations cherry pick what leaked information is deemed a threat to national security.

"Government officials leak classified information to the press all the time. That's how huge amounts of journalism happen," Lebovic said. "Most of it is let go and allowed to happen. Only the instances that really upset the government in power are the ones that are prosecuted."

Heidi Kitrosser, a law professor at Northwestern University, told NPR the danger with the act is that it's too vague and broad.

The law does not explicitly define what "national defense" is or what information could threaten it, she added. Although the U.S. has since created a classification system, there is still a lot of room for interpretation.

More concerning to Kitrosser, the law does not explicitly care about public interest or whether the leaker in question had good motives. That's why a broad spectrum of people can be under threat.

"If the act had a public interest defense, that would give us some kind of focal point around so that we could draw a distinction between somebody leaking information about abuse of a government program to the American media versus someone storing highly classified secrets in a resort hotel," she said.

Yes but it would be difficult for the law to be applied the same way today, Lebovic said.

The anecdote referred by Paul has to do with an early section of the law that targeted people who spoke out against the war.

Roughly 1,000 people were jailed for criticizing World War I but that effort drew intense criticism, according to Lebovic. In 1920, lawmakers repealed the harshest censorship sections of the law. Over the coming decades, the rise of the First Amendment movement also helped protect dissident speech.

That being said, Lebovic said the Espionage Act still raises some concerns about censorship and dissent.

"There's been a shift in the way censorship works, that the government no longer censors expression or opinion or speech. It now censors information," he said.

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Third Party Candidates: Alabama Libertarians to appear on general election ballot – WHNT News 19

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ALABAMA (WHNT) As November approaches, some candidates said it has been difficult to get their names listed on the ballot for the general election.

Its very difficult to bring political competition to Alabama, said Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate John Sophocleus.

The Libertarian Party had to obtain more than 50,000 signatures so its candidates could appear on the Alabama ballot in the upcoming general election.

Sophocleus is running to replace retiring U.S. Senator from Alabama Richard Shelby.

Libertarians think there is a well-defined role for government, Sophocleus said.

Many Libertarian candidates emphasize the importance of decentralization, reassigning federal power to the states and individuals. In order to share its views, the Libertarian Party had to petition for the right to appear on the ballot. Sophocleus said the time and funds that went into collecting signatures for a petition created an additional barrier for Libertarian candidates.

The campaign trail for not just me, but Libertarians in general, is when you have to spend a quarter of a million dollars and a lot of time and effort to just get on the ballot, Im not sure where youre going to make up for the time and money spent there, Sophocleus said.

Sophocleus said he and the members of his party offer a third option for Alabama voters.

The results of this years general election could impact Libertarian candidates in future races. If the party receives 20% of the votes cast in the election, the Libertarian Party can appear on the ballot in the next general election without filing a petition.

If we get ballot access upfront, we can actually run a real campaign for the entire cycle, Sophocleus said. I cant tell you how difficult it was to round up candidates when we cant tell them for certain that theyll be on the ballot.

More than 60 Libertarian candidates will be listed on the ballot in November. Sophocleus will appear alongside his opponents for U.S. Senate, Republican Katie Britt and Democrat Will Boyd.

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Sick and tired of the two-party system: Pa. Libertarian Party sees surge in interest | Today in Pa. – PennLive

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You can listen to the latest episode of Today in Pa at this link, or on any of your favorite apps including Alexa, Apple, Spotify, and Stitcher. Episodes are available every weekday on PennLive. Feel free to subscribe, follow or rate Today in Pa. as you see fit!

The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania is seeing the most legislative candidates its had in nearly 30 years ahead of elections, indicating a surge in interest due to many who are sick and tired of a two-party system. Meanwhile, the Steelers continue their acrimonious battle with the Sports & Exhibition Authority (SEA) over 2018 scoreboard improvements which cost millions of dollars. One of Philadelphias biggest employers wants workers back in the office. Plus, one man proves the sky isnt the limit.

Those are the stories we cover in the latest episode of Today in Pa., a daily weekday podcast from PennLive.com and hosted by Claudia Dimuro. Today in Pa. is dedicated to sharing the most important and interesting stories pertaining to Pennsylvania that lets you know, indeed, whats happening today in Pa.

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Voter registrations in North Carolina continue to trend mostly unaffiliated and slightly Republican – The Mountaineer

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After Koch’s Kinder, Gentler Rebrand Attempt, He Spent Over $1 Billion On 2020 Elections – Daily Kos

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Hey, remember back in 2018 when Politico Magazine told us Chase Koch, son of Charles Koch, "wants to steer the conservative juggernaut his family created toward a kinder, gentler libertarianism?" Or what about in 2020, when the Wall Street Journal's Doug Belkin helped Charles "call me 'Chuckie'" Koch attempt to rebrand as a "philosopher and, he hopes, unifer?"

Well if you were, like us, more skeptical than the "journalists" who credulously served up this PR as "reporting", then congratulations! You're not stupid enough to be a political access-driven DC journalist.

Because it turns out that even as ol' Chuckie was telling the WSJ how much he laments his past partisanship, he was still steering ungodly amounts of money into the election. Belkin claimed that "Koch Industries PAC and employees donated $2.8 million in the 2020 campaign cycle to Republican candidates and $221,000 to Democratic candidates," but that seems to have undersold things by an order of magnitude or two.

It's taken two years for all the paperwork to go through, but Connor Gibson crunched the numbers for the Center for Media and Democracy, and tallied up that "Koch Industries spent only $22.4 million on federal lobbying and campaign contributions in the 2020 election cycle."

But even that is "only" a fraction of the total spend, as across the 28 organizations that Koch controls, plus his family and Koch Industries executives, the total Koch spend on the 2020 election cycle was at least $1.1 billion.

Yes, billion, with a "B"!

The supposedly post-partisan Koch network spent $1,100,000,000 influencing American politics, in just one election cycle!

And even THAT is a conservative figure, Gibson notes, because "these calculations likely fail to account for the total policy and political spending overseen by Charles Koch since Koch Industries and a fleet of Koch-controlled limited liability companies (LLCs) do not disclose similar finances."

Over a billion dollars, and that's just from what they're forced to disclose!

"Even though Koch told reporters he was so displeased with Trump," Gibson writes, "that he might even support Democrats a rhetorical trick he pulls every few years the tens of millions of dollars his organizations invested in U.S. Senate and House races went almost exclusively to Republicans."

And it's not just the "good" Republicans who respect norms and traditions like not overthrowing Democracy because you're a loser: "Koch has financed groups involved in extremist activity, including the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In 2022, Koch Industries is still financing many politicians who worked to invalidate the results of the 2020 presidential election, despite signaling to Politico that it would discontinue such support."

He's certainly getting what he paid for, too: "His astroturf organization Americans for Prosperity (AFP) spent "seven figures" on efforts to support the confirmations of Trump nominees Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney-Barrettfor a total price tag of between $3 and $10 million."

Regardless, who wants to guess which supposedly DC-savvy, access-driven journalistic mockery will fall for it the next time Chuckie Koch wants some sympathetic press?

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Libertarian, Green, and Independent Candidates not Invited to Gubernatorial Debate The Amarillo Pioneer – The Amarillo Pioneer

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Gov. Greg Abbotts campaign announced yesterday he had accepted an invitation by Nexstar Media Group to participate in a gubernatorial debate at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg. In a statement, Abbott said he would be willing to debate on September 30th, though Abbotts Democratic Party challenger, Beto ORourke, has not confirmed his participation in the debate. Instead, ORourkes campaign has suggested a series of town-hall style debates.

According to Nexstar, Abbott and ORourke were the only two candidates invited. Other candidates on the ballot include Libertarian Party nominee Mark Tippetts, Green Party Candidate Delilah Barrios, and independents Jorge Alberto Franco and Deirdre Gilbert. According to Nexstar, both of the following requirements must be met for a candidate to receive an invitation:

The candidate must have received at least 10% in an established, professionally conducted nonpartisan poll without taking the surveys margin of error into account

The campaign must have received at least $50,000 in monetary, as opposed to in-kind, campaign contributions, at least 25 percent of which must be raised from in-state constituents.

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Runoffs to decide final nominations begins with early voting next week – Yahoo News

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Aug. 13Early voting begins Thursday for the Aug. 23 runoff elections.

The top two candidates who did not have more than 50 percent of their June primary votes are back on the ballot.

Republican have a few more options than Democrats and Independents. The only race on Payne County Democrats' and Independents' ballots is the Senate runoff between Jason Bollinger and Madison Horn. The winner of that race will face incumbent Republican Sen. James Lankford, Libertarian Kenneth Blevins and Independent Michael Delaney.

Oklahoma Republicans will have the unexpired-term Senate race runoff between T.W. Shannon and Markwayne Mullin. The winner will face Democrat Kendra Horn, Libertarian Robert Murphy and Independent Ray Woods.

Locally, westside Payne County Republicans will be choosing a new District 3 commissioner in a runoff between Rhonda Markum and Sheryl Arthur Lacy. There is no November challenger in that race.

There were no other challengers to several people who filed unopposed for county elected offices.

Republicans who live in Stillwater proper will choose between newcomers Michael Baughman and Andrew Muchmore for the District 34 State House of Representatives. The winner will face incumbent Democrat Rep. Trish Ranson.

Here is the breakdown for Republican runoffs in statewide offices:

State Superintendent

Ryan Walters vs. April Grace

Winner face Democrat Jena Nelson in November

State Treasurer

Clark Jolley and Todd Russ, will face Democrat Charles de Coune and Libertarian Greg Sadler

Labor Commissioner

Leslie Kathryn Osborn vs. Sean Roberts

Winner will face Democrat Jack Henderson and Libertarian Will Daugherty

Corporation Commissioner

Todd Thomsen vs. Kim David

Winner will face Democrat Warigia Margaret Bowman and Independent Don Underwood

The deadline has already been crossed to request an absentee ballot. Early in-person voting is 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Payne County Election Board. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. the following Tuesday at local polling places. You can find your polling location and check out sample ballots at okvoterportal.okelections.us/.

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Podcast: Muddling Through the Mar-a-Lago Mess – Reason

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In this week's TheReason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie huddle on last week's FBI raid of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

2:01: The FBI raid of Trump's home

26:18: Weekly Listener Question:

The U.S. federal government, since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, has monopsonized COVID vaccines and therapies. Yet, I haven't heard any complaints from Reason-ers about this expansion of government into health care long after I think all of us would agree that the "emergency" should be over. And the government's performance has actually kind of sort of been OK in the last 18 months. What gives? There are now those who are using this experience as an argument that we should make ALL of health care single-payer. How would you respond to Dr. Topol and others like him who say, "This proves single-payer works, we should adopt it for everything"? And then, more broadly, while I believe our health care economic system is broken, I don't see a viable political path toward implementing more market-based reforms to introduce competition, incentivize innovation, and bring down prices. Would it make sense for (small-"L") libertarians to basically give up on health care and "make a deal with the devil," compromising on single-payer health care in exchange for liberalization of other areas of the economy that otherwise wouldn't see liberalization?

35:13: The attack on Salman Rushdie and free speech

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Donald Trump's Handling of Classified Material Looks Worse Than Hillary Clinton's," by Jacob Sullum

"Free to Offend," by Robert Poole

"The Truth Hurts," by Jonathan Rauch

"Why We're Having an Everybody Draw Mohammed Contest on Thursday May 20," by Nick Gillespie

"Salman Rushdie and the Cult of Offense," by Graeme Wood

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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