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Oct 07 2015
Background
What Does Free Speech Mean?
Among other cherished values, the First Amendment protects freedom of speech. The U.S. Supreme Court often has struggled to determine what exactly constitutes protected speech. The following are examples of speech, both direct (words) and symbolic (actions), that the Court has decided are either entitled to First Amendment protections, or not.
United States CourtsDec 02 2012
News
Republicans urged to call Democrats’ bluff
Grover Norquist says Republicans will emerge victorious from the “fiscal cliff fight if they put television cameras in the negotiating room and smoke out Democrats over their reluctance to cut entitlement programs  the biggest drivers of federal spending and the national debt.
Washington TimesMar 25 2019
Opinion
There IS a Left-Leaning Media Bias—So Where Do We Go From There?
At Politicon last year, I attended a panel nebulously entitled “Fake News vs. The World.” In a contentious moment, a panelist going by the name “The Roaming Millennial” (né Lauren Chen) badgered reporter Annie Linskey about an article Ms. Linskey had just published entitled “Elizabeth Warren Releases Results of DNA Test.” The brouhaha was over a math error in the first version of the article
Braver AngelsNov 23 2020
Opinion
Will Trump’s Accusers Finally Get Their Day in Court?
One chilly afternoon in November 2019, a process server stepped through the gold-rimmed doors of Trump Tower on New York’s Fifth Avenue to deliver a copy of an explosive lawsuit and a court summons to President Donald Trump.
In those papers, E. Jean Carroll declared that Trump had raped her in a department store dressing room in late 1995 or early 1996. Carroll, a veteran advice
Mother JonesDec 31 2012
News
GOP backs off Social Security income change
Republicans on Sunday conceded on their demand that any “fiscal cliff deal trim Social Security cost-of-living increases, signaling the end  for now  of their push to reform entitlements in exchange for higher tax rates. Proponents said they might try to revisit the issue next year, but senators from both parties said they were playing a losing hand when they appeared to be
Washington TimesSep 10 2015
News
Huma Abedin, top Clinton aide, formally investigated by feds for embezzlement
Federal investigators formally investigated top Hillary Rodham Clinton aide Huma Abedin for the crime of embezzlement after confirming she took a Babymoon vacation and maternity time at the State Department without expending her formal leave, resulting in thousands of dollars of pay she wasn't entitled to receive, The Washington Times has learned.
Washington TimesJun 17 2020
News
John Bolton: Trump sought Xi's help with re-election
US President Donald Trump tried to get China's Xi Jinping to help him secure re-election, ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's new book says.
In details of the forthcoming book in US media, Mr Bolton says Mr Trump wanted China to buy agricultural produce from US farmers.
Correspondents say the episode is reminiscent of actions that led to Mr Trump's impeachment.
The
BBC NewsDec 29 2015
News
Point-counterpoint: Is political polarization really such a bad thing?
Americans love to complain about their polarized politics. And why not? It’s the root of congressional stalemates that keep us from dealing with all the important issues of our time, from illegal immigration to bankrupt entitlement programs and government debt — not to mention the waves of hot air that blow over us from cable news talk programs.
The Dallas Morning NewsSep 28 2012
Candidate Stances
Role of government
Whether it is about taxes, spending, the bailouts, the debt ceiling or entitlements, a fundamental source of disagreement between Republicans and Democrats is whether the federal government should be a support system for the country or play an extremely limited role in business, social and day-to-day life.
CNN (Online News)Jan 21 2017
News
9 Reasons Why Libertarians Should Be Worried By Donald Trump
Donald Trump is officially the president of the United States of America. Libertarians have plenty of reasons to be worried.
His inaugural speech today was an extended defense of populist protectionism, much like his campaign. From trade to defense spending to entitlements to immigration, Trump has repeatedly promised to take America in a direction that is less open, less free, and more
Reason