Want to know what is on our minds? Find blog posts written here, by the City Club staff, members, and partners. Every week you can find a new edition of #FreeSpeech in the News — a collection of related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century that’s making the news. You’ll also find takes on current events, past forums, and issues surrounding Northeast Ohio. Read on for all things City Club.
Thursday, January 06, 2022
We all know what happened on January 6, 2021. What should have been a boring day, with the senate performing some ceremonial duties that typically very few people pay attention to turned into a day history will remember as the most violent attack on the nation's capitol we'd ever endured. People lost their lives. Law...
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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.) Free speech and criminal...
Monday, December 06, 2021
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.) Cedar Rapids treads carefully...
Monday, November 08, 2021
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.) Bans on Critical Race...
Monday, November 01, 2021
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.) Facebook Papers show free...
Friday, October 29, 2021
Dear Friends, It’s almost painful to cast our minds back twelve months and think about just how difficult and uncertain everything felt—really at almost any time in 2020, but especially after Covid began dominating our lives. In retrospect, Covid was really just one layer among a host of challenges we faced—the economic uncertainty, the demand for...
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