Today in federal court Robert Barnes filed suit on behalf of pro-Trump journalist and political activist Cassandra Fairbanks of Big League Politics and formerly of Sputnik News.
Read MorePresident Trump is no stranger to pushing buttons. Anyone that has read “The Art of the Deal” knows that he sees himself as the negotiator willing to do what it takes to win the battles he chooses to fight. To those ends, his first few weeks in office have been entertaining if nothing else.
Read MoreLast week the media was hyperventilating over the perceived injustice of President-elect Trump suggesting that people who burn the flag should be punished. That sort of censorship, many believe, would be an affront to the First Amendment, no matter whom was offended by the behavior.
Read MorePeople presume an extraordinary fragility of the collegiate psyche…The ultimate aim, it seems, is to turn campuses into “safe spaces” where young adults are shielded from words and ideas that make some uncomfortable.
Read MoreOn November 29th, President-elect Trump tweeted that “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag – if they do, there must be consequences – perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!”[1] I picture him sitting atop Trump tower, high above Whoville with a sly Grinchian smirk creasing his lips, as his thumbs masterfully crafted his plans to steal the media’s dignity…again.
Read MoreOne could argue, I believe successfully, that what has lead us to the 2016 election is that of a society dominated by appearance over substance. The argument would advance the theory that same sort of idolatry that elevated the Kardashians also supports viewing political candidates through a similar troubling lens.
Read MoreIn court documents filed on October 17, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Robert Dunn, a student, alleges that faculty and administrators at Iowa State University punish student speech that is expressly acknowledge as protected by the First Amendment.
Read MoreHere is the scenario. Bob Bennie was a private business man working in a government regulated business. Bennie was an outspoken Tea Party advocate and Obama administration critic.
Read MoreOn Sunday October 16, WikiLeaks released its 9th batch of emails relating to the Clinton campaign as purportedly stolen from John Podesta’s emails
Read MoreThe New York Times just published Donald Trump’s tax returns without his “affirmative authorization” as required by law. (See IRS Publication 4639). This violates the plain language of the law, and is considered criminal if “willful.”
Read MorePentobarbital is a short acting barbiturate that is used as an anticonvulsant and sedative. In large enough doses, it is also used to administer the death penalty in humans and euthanasia in animals
Read MoreThe First Amendment is often cited and frequently misunderstood. More specifically the free speech clause of the same is raised as some sort of supernatural shield against all adverse actions to the speaker. Take for instance the cases of U.S. women’s soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo and the NFL’s Colin Kaepernick.
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