Mad Minerva 2.0

Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Free Speech and the Terrorists' Veto

Michael Totten comments.
Posted by Mad Minerva at 8:36 PM
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Labels: 2012 embassy riots, First Amendment, freedom issues, history, Middle East, Rushdie, speech issues, terrorism

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Your Humble Hostess:

My photo
Mad Minerva
A student and teacher of history and literature. "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" - Albert Einstein
View my complete profile

Pass the Popcorn!

  • All Movie Reviews

For the Record:

  • ►  2017 (34)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (8)
    • ►  May (7)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  January (12)
  • ►  2016 (108)
    • ►  December (6)
    • ►  November (26)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ►  September (5)
    • ►  August (13)
    • ►  July (9)
    • ►  May (5)
    • ►  March (16)
    • ►  February (13)
    • ►  January (13)
  • ►  2015 (111)
    • ►  December (19)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ►  October (11)
    • ►  August (4)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (13)
    • ►  May (15)
    • ►  April (15)
    • ►  March (19)
    • ►  January (10)
  • ►  2014 (462)
    • ►  December (20)
    • ►  November (10)
    • ►  October (10)
    • ►  September (39)
    • ►  August (35)
    • ►  July (66)
    • ►  June (88)
    • ►  May (51)
    • ►  April (24)
    • ►  March (52)
    • ►  February (50)
    • ►  January (17)
  • ►  2013 (667)
    • ►  December (36)
    • ►  November (27)
    • ►  October (46)
    • ►  September (94)
    • ►  August (61)
    • ►  July (32)
    • ►  June (60)
    • ►  May (73)
    • ►  April (64)
    • ►  March (74)
    • ►  February (45)
    • ►  January (55)
  • ▼  2012 (1113)
    • ►  December (86)
    • ►  November (118)
    • ►  October (105)
    • ▼  September (136)
      • Apparently I'm a Cold, Calculating, Unsympathetic ...
      • OMG: Maple Ginger Sweet Potatoes + Brown Sugared B...
      • Nerd News: Another Day, Another Anti-Asian School ...
      • Jon Stewart Vs. Obama's Schedule
      • Walter Russell Mead on the "War That Nobody Wants"
      • What If? the Senkaku Scenario
      • Rant: Textual Harassment
      • Quote of the Day: On Benghazi
      • For Your Reading List: "Escape from North Korea"
      • Friday Fun Video: Andy Serkis as Gollum
      • Quote of the Day: Political Speech & Political Act...
      • LOL: Satirical New Look at the $16 Trillion Nation...
      • Hashtag #BibiBomb on Twitter
      • Oktoberfest 2012
      • Stephen Hadley on Dealing with Iran
      • Navy Names Research Vessel After Neil Armstrong
      • LOL: Fashion Faux Pas When Zooey Met Lucy
      • That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It ... Until I...
      • LOL: "Gangnam Style"
      • Satire Alert: "Imagine There's No YouTube"
      • LOL: An Honest Trailer for "Avengers"
      • Disgustingly Cute: A Squirrel Named Minsk
      • Photo Essay: Worldly Possessions in China
      • British Humor 1, Apples Maps 0
      • It's Getting Crowded Around Those Senkaku Islands
      • One Canadian Perspective on Bernanke
      • From the Annals of Socialized Medicine: Rationing ...
      • Monday Therapy: The Art of the Boop
      • Movie Madness: OK, Who *Isn't* in "The Longest Day"?
      • Nerd News: The Geeky Glory of MIT
      • Quote of the Day: Culture Wars in the Middle East
      • Mark Steyn on the Mob and the First Amendment
      • LOL: U Didn't Build That
      • Hey, One Journalist Who's Actually Doing His Job!
      • Quote of the Day: Jonah Goldberg on the First Amen...
      • LOL: Your Geeky Pop Culture Joke of the Day
      • Krauthammer on the Collapse of Obama's Foreign Policy
      • Political Cartoon: On Selective Outrage
      • Public Service Announcement: If You're Not Reading...
      • Friday Fun Video: Nathan Fillion's Guide to Hugs
      • We Humbly Apologize For Your Bad Behavior
      • Quote of the Day: The Libya Narrative
      • On Property Rights: Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right
      • Free Speech and the Terrorists' Veto
      • The New Cover of "The Economist"
      • LOLWUT: This Is A Thing Now?
      • Disgustingly Cute: Three Stowaways
      • Rant: I Hate Everything About "The Innocence Of Mu...
      • Best Comment Yet On the Chicago Teachers Strike
      • Sign of the Apocalypse: Tom Friedman and I Actuall...
      • LOL: Finding Yourself in Iceland
      • MM in the Kitchen: Sri Lankan Shrimp Curry
      • If This Is as Good As It Gets in the Middle East M...
      • Beijing: Protesters Mob US Ambassador's Car
      • Quote of the Day: Lileks on Culture
      • Questions for the Presidential Debate
      • Quote of the Day: A Dutch General on War and Peace
      • Living in Utter Defiance of Reality
      • Old Glory and Karma?
      • Nerd Fun: Paper Dioramas of History's Disasters
      • Reminder: The Long History of Muslim Anti-Western ...
      • Quote of the Day: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Comments
      • Irony of Ironies: It's Constitution Day Today
      • Monday Therapy: The Most Epic Ad Ever For Public T...
      • Canadian Op-Ed: Harper 1, Obama 0
      • Shana Tova - Let's Eat!
      • Naval War Games at the Strait of Hormuz
      • Memes of Outrage
      • Quote of the Day: Preventing Iranian Nukes
      • Film Culture Commentary: the 10 Worst Chick Flicks...
      • Paul Krugman vs. the Baltic
      • Reconstructing the Stasi Files
      • LOL: PhD Student Pays His Tuition With ...
      • Besieging the Japanese Embassy in Beijing
      • I Can't Believe This Is Happening
      • I Don't Know What This Is, But It Ain't Serious Jo...
      • The Onion on the Embassy Riots
      • Quote of the Day: Yelling "Fire" In a Global Theater?
      • Thoughts on Israel
      • The 2012 Turing Award
      • Book Review: Robert Caro's Epic Biography of LBJ
      • Quote of the Day, Understatement of the Week
      • Mapping the Unrest
      • Yet Another Fool Confirms Foolishness via Twitter
      • Chinese Patrol Ships Into Japanese Waters
      • Friday Fun Video: Carly Rae Jepsen for Choir and O...
      • What Fresh Hell Is This: Protesters At German and ...
      • That Implies That There Was A Coherent Policy to B...
      • LOL: Conan on the Chicago Teacher Strike
      • Quote of the Day: Richard Engel on Egypt
      • How to Not to Conduct Diplomatic Public Relations ...
      • Robot Apocalypse Update: the Robot Cheetah
      • Apparently It's "Embassy-Storming Week" In the Ann...
      • LOL: Hitting Below the Belt in the Chicago Teacher...
      • The Euro Crisis: "a shabby, demoralising slide int...
      • LOL: Hilarious Headline of the Day
      • Nerd News: A Horrible Campus Speech Code
      • Professor Drezner Recommends
      • 2012: Like 1979, Only With Twitter
      • OMG, US Ambassador Killed in Benghazi
    • ►  August (73)
    • ►  July (88)
    • ►  June (75)
    • ►  May (70)
    • ►  April (95)
    • ►  March (87)
    • ►  February (70)
    • ►  January (110)
  • ►  2011 (1514)
    • ►  December (172)
    • ►  November (137)
    • ►  October (96)
    • ►  September (121)
    • ►  August (154)
    • ►  July (107)
    • ►  June (122)
    • ►  May (122)
    • ►  April (104)
    • ►  March (117)
    • ►  February (136)
    • ►  January (126)
  • ►  2010 (1375)
    • ►  December (156)
    • ►  November (109)
    • ►  October (128)
    • ►  September (82)
    • ►  August (128)
    • ►  July (87)
    • ►  June (145)
    • ►  May (109)
    • ►  April (98)
    • ►  March (149)
    • ►  February (113)
    • ►  January (71)
  • ►  2009 (1204)
    • ►  December (123)
    • ►  November (96)
    • ►  October (129)
    • ►  September (101)
    • ►  August (74)
    • ►  July (94)
    • ►  June (84)
    • ►  May (97)
    • ►  April (134)
    • ►  March (106)
    • ►  February (90)
    • ►  January (76)
  • ►  2008 (1113)
    • ►  December (110)
    • ►  November (120)
    • ►  October (130)
    • ►  September (173)
    • ►  August (170)
    • ►  July (84)
    • ►  June (50)
    • ►  May (62)
    • ►  April (43)
    • ►  March (33)
    • ►  February (47)
    • ►  January (91)
  • ►  2007 (6)
    • ►  December (6)

Search This Blog: What Is Your Quest?
Ethereal theme. Powered by Blogger.