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When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.

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In the United States of America, satire is protected speech, even if the object of the satire doesn’t get it.

I've said that net neutrality is the most important free speech issue of our time.

Net neutrality is the First Amendment issue of our time.

I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.

Some of the same people who were instrumental in the Federalist Society’s effort to change our legal system are now working to help corporations increase their control over the flow of information.

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Is feather'd oftentimes with heavenly words.

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