Free Speech and the End of the World

by Douglas Lain

Originally published on November 1, 2001

Mario Savio is dead at the age of fifty-three. Winded while moving his furniture into his new home in San Francisco, he sat down at the kitchen table and had a massive coronary. His wife told us at the funeral that he had seemed embarrassed by his weakness as he watched his colleagues and friends [...]

On A Scale of One to Three

by Douglas Lain

Originally published on November 1, 2000

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements on a scale of one to three where one equals a firm yes, two equals maybe, and three is a firm no. 1. “I sometimes find myself laughing at other people’s misfortunes, even though I’m not very proud of that reaction. Maybe it’s just a [...]