When it was announced that the University of Michigan would show the film American Sniper as part of its schoolwide festival UMix, the usual suspects pretended outrage and demanded that the university cancel the screening. That's what the school originally did.  But an outcry, led by the Daily Michigan, the school's student newspaper, resulted in the university reversing its decision. Fox News: "The initial decision to cancel the movie was not consistent with the high value the University of Michigan places on freedom of expression and our respect for the right of students to make their own choices in such matters," Harper said. "The movie will be shown at the originally scheduled time and location." Harper added that the university will also screen the family-friendly film "Paddington" as an alternative.  "American Sniper", which stars Bradley Cooper as former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, was originally scheduled to...(Read Full Post)