May 7, 2015 It's the National Day of Prayer. Lord knows, America needs it Today is the National Day of Prayer. For 63 years, Americans of all political persuasions and denominations have set a day to pray on bended knee.
May 7, 2015 We need more than the First Amendment to protect journalists News Monday that three Al-Jazeera journalists were convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison on terrorism-related charges sparked international outrage.
May 7, 2015 On Constitution Day, a reminder that political, economic chaos are a good thing Today, on Constitution Day, and every day, we argue with each other through op-eds, policy papers, debates, and media appearances, trying to sway public opinion. Â The Founders would be pleased. Â
May 7, 2015 Houston's 'sermon-gate' and the abuse of subpoenas When the city attorney of Houston started demanding the content of sermons he overstepped the bounds of his authority. Some of these pastors are not even parties to the litigation. This is a serious abuse of power.
May 6, 2015 What freedom of speech? The French government has prohibited speech it considers to be hateful and even made it criminal.Â
January 13, 2015 Professors chide University of Kansas for sanctions over tweet University of Kansas anthropology professors are accusing school officials of violating the constitutional rights of a fellow professor by placing him on leave because of a post on Twitter.
January 13, 2015 Federal jury rules N-Word not a term of endearment among blacks A federal jury has rejected the argument that use of the n-word among blacks can be a culturally acceptable term of love and endearment, deciding its use in the workplace is hostile and discriminatory no matter what.
January 8, 2015 Confederate flag stirs patriotic Virginia retort A group's plan to hoist a Confederate flag up a 50-foot pole along Interstate 95 has sparked a patriotic response from opponents in the former capital of the Confederacy: the flying of the American flag.
January 8, 2015 Virginia college 'free-speech zones' latest to fall The latest in a string of successful court challenges to college "free speech zones" is unfolding in Virginia, where lawyers are negotiating a settlement in the case of a student who was barred from preaching on campus.