The Most Shocking Three-Second Videos From the UCLA Protests
As demonstrations at UCLA, Columbia, and elsewhere have devolved into violence, many people have witnessed these encounters through tightly-edited videos shared on social media. In contrast to previous eras of news, in which newscasters provided context and professional news departments were trusted with editing, short-form videos shared by private accounts have become the norm. Below, I have compiled some of the most shocking videos from the protests, and because we’re all busy, I only included videos no longer than three seconds.
We Seem to Be Re-Learning Free Speech Principles From Scratch
Watching the United States — the home of the First Amendment — struggle to respond to student protests has been like watching Albert Einstein struggle to complete the “get Grimace to the fries” maze on the back of a Happy Meal. How did we get here? How did things devolve so badly that pretty-straight-forward free speech issues are treated like unsolvable puzzles? I’m one of those highly punchable “it’s complicated” dweebs, but for once, I’m singing a different tune: This is actually
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