Monday, March 6, 2023

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Mon Mar 6 2023

 

Louie Villalobos  Deputy editor/audience and commentary

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Today we come with a sort of roundup from the weekend of columns that you'll for sure want to read and engage with. 

We're talking about the possible banning of drag shows, the censoring of children's books and some possible first amendment issues in Florida. 

Honestly, it has been a busy few days. So, let's get right to it. 

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Advocates who oppose a bill that would restrict where certain drag shows could take place march from a rally outside of the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville on Feb. 14, 2023 to the Cordell Hull legislative building.

Republicans in Tennessee have boldly demonstrated how to take on one of the biggest problems America is facing by ... banning drag shows?

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl.
 

Thought police came for Roald Dahl. Which children's book is next?

If Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming are fair game for the thought police now, what's to stop the censors from 'fixing' a book you love next?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces a proposal for Digital Bill of Rights on Feb. 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach.
 
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DeSantis targets journalists, threatens free speech with new bill

The bill would declare statements made by anonymous sources presumptively false and would remove journalists' right to not reveal confidential sources

Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is sentenced on March 3, 2023, to two consecutive life sentences after being convicted of murdering his wife and son.
 

Murdaugh murder case exposes double standards of the death penalty

The judge's silence drove home the continuing legacy of racial and class privilege that haunts capital punishment in South Carolina and elsewhere.

 

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