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Is the First Amendment Dead? Apr. 21, 2017
On Wednesday, officials of the University of California Berkeley announced that they were canceling ... Read More
Our Alternate Moral Universes Mar. 07, 2017
Wild times, these, in America: students (and some non-students) at Middlebury College driving away a... Read More
One Amendment, Five Freedoms Nov. 30, 2016
What a thing of beauty, our First Amendment. Think about it: In only 45 words, it lays out five cons... Read More
Words Versus Deeds Oct. 11, 2016
Donald Trump's gutter talk about women shows yet again that he is bad news. The problem is that Hill... Read More
Political Correctness Doesn't Only Threaten Speech Sep. 16, 2016
Many, including me, have lamented that political correctness, especially on university campuses, is ... Read More
A Gem in Chicago Aug. 30, 2016
We have gotten so used to seeing college presidents and other academic "leaders" caving in to so man... Read More
Free Speech and Political Conventions Jul. 28, 2016
This summer, we have all witnessed the heavy hand of government intervening in the freedom of speech... Read More
FISA Court's Rubber Stamp of Approval for Government Spying Requests May. 04, 2016
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was established in 1978 to provide a measure of oversigh... Read More
A Resurgence of Intolerance Dec. 01, 2015
Storm trooper tactics by bands of college students making ideological demands across the country, an... Read More
Free Speech Nov. 25, 2015
Recent events at the University of Missouri, Yale University and some other colleges demonstrate an ... Read More
The 1st Amendment Is Dying Nov. 13, 2015
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercis... Read More
Censorship in America Oct. 14, 2015
Support for the idea that it's good to hear all opinions, even offensive ones, is thin. A plurality ... Read More
Media Rights Under Fire Once Again Sep. 03, 2015
Since his election in 2008, many on the right have believed that the news media — with the exc... Read More
Leftist Censors Strike Again Jun. 02, 2015
I have often maintained that threats to freedom of expression in this country come predominantly ... Read More
Some Thoughts and Questions Apr. 22, 2015
What's the true test of one's commitment to free speech? It does not come when he permits people to ... Read More
Houston, We Have a (1st Amendment) Problem! Oct. 21, 2014
It all started in September, when Houston Mayor Annise Parker and City Attorney David Feldman issued... Read More
Pelosi and Schumer: Read the Constitution Apr. 09, 2014
Democrats are hyperventilating over a U. S. Supreme Court ruling on April 2, McCutcheon v. Federal E... Read More
Leftist Thought-Gangsters Strike Again Apr. 08, 2014
Let me see whether I have this right. Brendan Eich was forced to step down as CEO of Mozilla because... Read More
Encouraging Lessons from the "Duck Dynasty" Imbroglio Dec. 24, 2013
A&E's suspension of Phil Robertson for expressing his politically incorrect, Bible-based opinion... Read More
The Left's Militant, Proactive Intolerance Dec. 20, 2013
I must admit I've never watched "Duck Dynasty," but this brouhaha over A&E's suspensio... Read More
