Tag: Dr. Larry Burriss
Viewpoint: Dr. Larry Burriss, The Theory of the Heap
01/18/2021
Here’s a question for you: If you take a grain of sand, and you add one grain, and another and another, at what...
Viewpoint Dr. Larry Burriss: Free Speech, First They Came…
Here’s a quotation from German theologian Martin Niemoller:
“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist....
Viewpoint Dr. Larry Burriss: ‘Introspection’
Introspection
12/21/2020
I’m always amazed at the lengths people, and governments, will go to in order to avoid introspection, the ability to look at...
Viewpoint: Dr. Larry Burriss ‘Truth’
TRUTH
Editor’s Note: Throughout our lives teachers have made a great impact on us all. Back in 2015 I was completing my college degree late...
Viewpoint: Dr. Larry Burriss, Doc Savage
Doc Savage
11/23/2020
Every time a new Marvel Universe movie comes out, the Cybervillage lights up with debates about who is the best superhero. Well, I’m...
Dr. Larry Burriss: ‘Meaning’
Meaning
11/16/2020
When I was a senior in high school we studied a poem about life in the city. The teacher adamantly stressed that the...
Commentary: Dr. Larry Burriss ‘Individual Voices’
INDIVIDUAL VOICES11/09/2020 Editor's Note: Our guests on Smyrna Issues were Professor Dr. Larry Burriss who teachers media law and Free Expression (First Amendment)...
Viewpoint: Dr. Larry Burriss, Statistics
Statistics
08/17/2020
I woke up in a cold sweat last night and realized we were in the midst of a perfect storm: the corona virus, political...
Viewpoint: American Values
American Values
07/13/2020
One of the issues that keeps coming up lately is the question of what kinds of speech or expression most represent what are...
Viewpoint: Dr. Larry Burriss, ‘Absolute’
Absolute
04/20/2020
Here’s a question for you: does the First Amendment mean what it says? Or perhaps a better question is, Does the First Amendment mean...