Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Tinker V. Des Moines

What is your reaction to the Tinker V. Des Moines case? Do you agree with the school for suspending the students? Do you agree with the Court's decision to allow the students to wear the armbands? Are armbands an example of "speech?"

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Columbus Day

How do you reconcile the two very different positions represented in President Reagan's proclamation and the Transform Columbus Day movement? Where do you stand in this debate?

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Jon Meacham

According to Jon Meacham's introduction, what is at stake in the conflict between traditional print media and new media? Why does he care about the preservation of print, and why should we? Do you agree with him?