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How I Respond To The Court That Just Struck Down A Historic Cyberbullying Law

Jul 3, 2014 | Bullying, Civil Liberties, Internet Culture, Liskula Cohen, mic, Supreme Court and Other Judicial Issues

Published: Mic (July 3, 2014)

Liskula Cohen and Matt Rozsa

co-author: Liskula Cohen

On Tuesday, New York’s highest court struck down an Albany County law that would have made it a crime to “cyber-bully.” As a trailblazer in fighting for the rights of cyberbullying victims, you might think that I’d oppose the court’s decision.... Read Original Article

Evidence is in: Gay marriage doesn’t hurt children

Jun 23, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, mic, Science and Technology

Published: Grand Forks Herald (June 23, 2014)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — When I read Ronald Fischer’s recent column opposing gay marriage, I couldn’t help but think of a line in the Sherlock Holmes story, “A Scandal in Bohemia”:

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”

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Rand Paul and Libertarians Are Looking More and More Like the Future Of the Republican Party

Mar 9, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Conservativism, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans

Published: mic (March 9, 2014)

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has held its annual straw poll. For the second year in a row, the winner was Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky. What does his victory mean? What does it tell us about the future of the Republican Party?

Here are the four things you need to know:

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What The Research Really Says About Gay Parents and Kids

Feb 25, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, mic, Science and Technology

Published: mic (February 25, 2014)

To determine the fate of Michigan’s constitutional ban on gay marriage, a federal court in Detroit is holding hearings on whether having same-sex parents is harmful to children.

It’s a tricky question (for some), but here’s the truth.

The Heritage Foundation held meetings to discuss “the need for new studies and research to back up claims that same-sex marriage is actually bad for the family.” ... Read Original Article

Rand Paul’s Republican Revolution Should Be a Wake-Up Call For Democrats

Feb 19, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, Liberalism, Libertarianism, mic, Millennials, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans

Published: mic (February 19, 2014)

The news. In a recent interview with Politico, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) discussed how the Republican Party could attract minority voters by focusing on a new slate of issues. These included reforming the war on drugs, opposing indefinite detention of detainees at military bases, and shifting the immigration debate away from border security and toward “find[ing] a place” for illegal residents who are willing to find work.... Read Original Article

Freakout Over Gay Marriage in Utah Resurrects Ghosts From America’s Past

Jan 7, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, History, mic

Published: mic (January 7, 2014)

In light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to temporarily halt gay marriages in Utah, it’s time to take a closer look at some of the most common anti-LGBT arguments. After all, the Mormon Church been conspicuously active in anti-gay marriage movements (most notably by passing Proposition 8 in California,) while Utah has long been ranked as one of America’s most staunchly conservative states, trailing only Alabama, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Mississippi in a Gallup survey last year.
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