John Walsh

Following last week’s massacre, residents of Isla Vista were confronted with misery of another kind: the constant presence of television news cameras, reporters, and broadcast vans in the midst of the grieving community. But in the aftermath of such tragedy, the media can play a crucial role in helping those affected make something meaningful out of their devastating loss. As Karen Duffin reported last fall, the template for that kind of PR savvy was established back in 1999, after the massacre at Columbine High School.

Floyd Abrams, visiting professor in first amendment law at Columbia University, John Walsh, libel lawyer on Wall Street, Catharine MacKinnon, lawyer, academic and anti-pornography campaigner, and Judith Miller, former New York Times journalist, debate the extent of free speech in America.

Voters went to the polls in Venezuela and Russia on Sunday. John Walsh, senior associate for the Andes at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), and Stephen F. Cohen, professor of history and Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University and the author of several ...