In Reed College, radical students intimidate teachers based on their "identity". This sort of bigotry becomes ludicrous when, as in Reed College, the students are factually mistaken about the people they label. But it's equally wrong when the labels are accurate. This form of bigotry is a part of the "political correctness" that some right-wing Americans resent.

There are much bigger patterns of bigotry in our society. Many studies have shown that blacks and women are systematically judged by a harsher standard than while males. To measure this bigotry, we have to classify people as bigotry does. Then we can institute measures to change the bigoted judgments.

That's where the classification should stop. To condemn speakers, to say their views should not be heard, because of labeling them is an injustice (which, as it happens, plays into the hands of right-wing bigots).

The inspector general of the NSA condemned Snowden for releasing information to the public instead of "going through channels" to report abuses internally in the NSA.

Reportedly the same inspector general retaliated against another NSA staffer who did exactly that, and he faces punishment for it.

As this example shows, reporting some illegality internally would be inadequate even if it were safe. We can't rely on internal reports to make the NSA obey laws, let alone to make it respect our freedom.

The right-wing double standard at work: Flynn, the troll's national security advisor, was rebuked twice for revealing secrets to foreign officers.

The Voice of America and related US government broadcasters have been placed directly under the president's control, and they are now allowed to try to influence US public opinion and beliefs.

Trump could turn them into the Voice of Trumpery, like a US version of RT.

The ACLU is suing to overturn a Florida abortion-repression law that requires any person or organization giving anyone advice about abortion to register with the state, to hand out a state publication (surely full of anti-abortion lies), and to tell the woman's parents.