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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

A Right to Speak, and Fume

By John Hood
Carolina Journal


In free societies, one has a right to say or print outrageous things and the right to condemn it as outrageous, as long as the condemnations don’t become threats of violence.

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