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Online Comments: Freedom of Speech or the Bane of the Internet?
Internet sites are grappling with an issue akin to the freedom of speech. It's all about online comments that are offensive, off-point or that distort researched science.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenInternet websites are grappling with an issue as old as the freedom of speech. It's all about online comments — when they're offensive, off the point or so ignorant it distorts the value of carefully researched science. On this archived edition of To the Point, should they be allowed anyway, or censored? Should websites deny anonymity, or should they ban online comments altogether? Also, the mystery of low turkey prices. On today's Talking Point, the glorification of drug cartels, including bloody threats, set to traditional Mexican music. We hear about the increasing popularity across this country of narco corridos.
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2 storiesThe Mystery of Low Turkey Prices
Here's a mystery about holiday economics. Just before Valentine's Day, the price of a dozen long-stemmed roses went up this year from $63 to $81. That's typical. But just before Thanksgiving Day the price of turkey always goes down. That's according to Catherine Rampell of the New York Times .
Read the story8 minMexican Drug War Culture Migrates North
Mexico's drug war has claimed tens of thousands of lives and brought gruesome violence to the headlines for years, but it's not just the victims and the villains who have been affected. Drug cartels have become glamorous to young people who celebrate them in fashion and music with vengeful lyrics.
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