Recently, a group of teachers are calling for the banning of schoolchildren's homework, fearing the homework will make them stressed and unhappy. And others in support of the homework ban contend homework especially puts heavy stress on poorer children who lack books and computers to finish ...
"Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it" [Nadine Gordimer Censorship and Its Aftermath]"God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide" [Rebecca West The Strange Necessity]"Wherever books are burned, in the end people too will be...
I don’t see anyone calling for a law banning discrimination against tall people, and I presume that is because the problem is so trivial that any government solution would do more harm than good. Otherwise I agree with your comments. By the way, I am 6’4″ and often bump my head. ...
What some call “book banning,” many see as making responsible choices about what books are available in public and school libraries. “Is it censorship that you’re unable to go to your local taxpayer-funded branch and check out a copy of the [fradulent document] ‘Protocols of the Elders...
the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7–2 inBrownv.Entertainment Merchants Associationthat the California law banning the sale of violent video games to minors violated free speech rights. In the majority opinion, JusticeAntonin Scaliawrote, “A state possesses legitimate power to protect children from har...
In immigration law, this means “the government forgiving individuals for using forged/false documentation to gain employment in the U.S. and to remain in the country, and would allow illegal immigrants or undocumented immigrant aliens to gain permanent residency in the United States.” Permanent ...
Faced with a new generation of bots that can masquerade as humans and mass-produce intimacy, democracies should protect themselves by banning counterfeit humans — for example, social media bots that pretend to be human users. Before the rise of A.I., it was impossible to create fake humans,...
Pro 2: The fur industry contributes to the destruction of the environment.Read More.Con 2: Fur alternatives are bad for the environment, while a humane fur industry is sustainable.Read More. Pro 3: Banning fur clothing, real or fake, will help legitimize humane fashion alternatives.Read More...
Despite the 1954 law banning political campaigning by tax-exempt groups, many churches are clearly political. Every fall, the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal group, organizes “Pulpit Freedom Sunday,” encouraging pastors to endorse candidates from the pulpit and none have suffered consequenc...
Feb. 24, 2004 - President Bush Announces Support for Constitutional Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage "President Bush backed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage Tuesday [Feb. 24, 2004], saying he wants to stop activist judges from changing the definition of the ’most enduring human ...