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Jon J. Pinney's visit to the City Club continues to be an important topic in Cleveland, with not only the current state of affairs a point of discussion, but the city's future as well. Several local media outlets have spoken on the state of Cleveland's economy and beyond: 1.) City Club Speaker Calls for New Leaders and...

As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Experts talk hate speech,...

Historian and author James Robenalt visited the City Club to discuss his new book, Ballots and Bullets: Black Power Politics and Urban Guerrilla Warfare in 1968 Cleveland, and explore the role Cleveland played during the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. raised money for bail during his Birmingham campaign in the spring of 1963...

by Richard Moon, Distinguished University Professor, University of Windsor “Newspapers across Europe reprinted cartoons Wednesday ridiculing the prophet Muhammad, saying they wanted to support the right of Danish and Norwegian papers to publish the caricatures, which have ignited fury among Muslims throughout the world.” Washington Post, Feb. 2, 2006 “Do I think Faith Goldy’s back story is...