Tag Archives: Education

The Age of Totalitolerance

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Tom Garrett

Much evil may be committed in the name of “justice” or “equality” or, ironically, “freedom.” All of us believe in some version of those precepts. Thus, to oppose a strain of totalitarianism that gallops into town under a banner bearing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News | Tagged Concerned Student 1950, Education, First Amendment, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Free Speech, Higher Education, Missouri, Mizzou, R. Bowen Loftin, Tim Wolfe, TL;DR, Tolerance, Totalitolerance | 5 Comments

Anti-Bullying / Anti-Free-Speech Redux

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Tom Garrett

I wrote a piece last August arguing that new anti-bullying laws would inevitably lead to the enforcement of such provisions butting up against First Amendment rights. In it, I wrote: Several potential problems with the policy became clear rather quickly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News | Tagged Commentary, Education, Free Speech, General Culture and News, Hartsville High School, HSConfessionsSC, The First Amendment | 1 Comment

The Sampler Platter

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Tom Garrett

One of the many benefits of my decision to disengage from the cumbersome world of prep sportswriting is that I now have a much greater ability to write for other outlets. It’s nice to present my work for different audiences … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Links, Politics, Sports, Television | Tagged Barack Obama, Commentary, Education, Links, NFL, Politics, Sports, Television, Total Divas, Washington Redskins, WWE | Leave a comment

Anti-Bullying Intent, Anti-Free-Speech Result?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Tom Garrett

Last week, over at A New Voice, I tackled the inevitable collision of anti-bullying efforts and the free speech rights of students. An expanded version of that piece is below: A broad new social media policy recently implemented by California’s Lodi Unified … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News | Tagged Bullying, Commentary, Constitutional Law, Education, En Loco Parentis, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, General Culture and News, Lodi Unified School District, Stockton, The First Amendment, Tinker v. Des Moines | 1 Comment

The Axis of Ego Podcast: 3/28/13

Posted on March 28, 2013 by The Axis of Ego

In part one of a two-parter, Tom Garrett and Harrison Weinhold cover a series of topics including American foreign policy vis a vis emerging nuclear powers (with a bunch of hypotheticals therein), what the Kate Upton prom proposal might tell … Continue reading →