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The paradox of restricting free speech at political conventions By: Jenna Scatena Tension had been building throughout the country for months. Tumultuous events—vast protests, cultural upheaval, assassinations—during the first eight months of 1968 turned the entire nation into a spectacle of turmoil of historic proportions. Watching to see what would happen next, America turned to [...]

Obama’s plan for change…or whatever By Jenna Scatena Within a week of being inaugurated, President Obama proclaimed he was “announcing the first steps on our journey toward energy independence.” Obama’s vision, though certainly not the first U.S. presidential vision–or promise–of energy independence, has been a particularly ambitious one. This, Obama assures us, is our “new [...]

The paradox of restricting free speech at political conventions By Jenna Scatena Tension had been building throughout the country for months. Tumultuous events — vast protests, cultural upheaval, assassinations — during the first eight months of 1968 turned the entire nation into a spectacle of turmoil of historic proportions. Watching to see what would happen [...]