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Remember Jina Mahsa Amini -- and Iran's Warships Aug. 16, 2023
The story of Jina Mahsa Amini revealed — once again — the brutal, ruthless nature of the... Read More
Idaho Wants To Jail Professors for Teaching About Abortion Aug. 14, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
At Idaho's public universities, professors who teach, discuss or write about abortion may now face u... Read More
Government and the Freedom of Speech Aug. 03, 2023
"Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech." — First Amendment to the U.S... Read More
Mesha Mainor, Shining Star for Freedom Aug. 02, 2023
Republicans have a new shining star for the 2024 presidential election in the way of Georgia State R... Read More
Has Liberty Died in Our Hearts? Jul. 27, 2023
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court... Read More
The Illinois Supreme Court Cash Bail Ruling Explained Jul. 24, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Under a landmark court ruling issued this week, Illinois will become the first state in the nation t... Read More
Who Will Keep Our Liberties Safe? Jul. 20, 2023
What if liberty and democracy are opposites? What if the principle underlying liberty is to restrain... Read More
More Thoughts on Affirmative Action Jul. 19, 2023
Following the Supreme Court decision finding preferential treatment, i.e., affirmative action, in co... Read More
Independence Day 2023 Jul. 06, 2023
"Which is better — to be ruled by one tyrant three thousand miles away or by three thousand ty... Read More
One Man Versus China Jul. 05, 2023
This week, while we celebrate the work of America's founders, I honor a living freedom fighter: bill... Read More
Could We Still Win a Revolutionary War? Jul. 03, 2023
The Independence Day season is a time to ask a hard question. Could the Americans of today have won... Read More
What Have We Lost in the Exchange for Our Children's Safety? Jun. 24, 2023
I got a haircut recently, and as the stylist snipped, she asked a question. Her ex-husband had prote... Read More
Less Freedom Jun. 21, 2023
Politicians claim their bills bring us good things. Free health care! Child care! A cellphone for al... Read More
Stop the Far Right From Sabotaging Republicans Jun. 13, 2023
Colorado Republican Reps. Ken Buck and Lauren Boebert each opposed the debt-limit compromise. Since ... Read More
I Feel Better in Europe Jun. 06, 2023
This one of the saddest of the more than 1,000 columns I have written. I am writing in Budapest afte... Read More
Tim Scott and the Republican Id May. 26, 2023
Watching Tim Scott's announcement speech, I was struck by how differently I would have responded to ... Read More
FISA and Freedom May. 25, 2023
"We may even cheer on those who ask us to ... forfeit our personal freedoms. Of course, this is no n... Read More
This Month, Anti-Abortion Extremists Showed Us Who They Really Are May. 22, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Last week was a heartbreaking one for those of us who believe in the freedom to fully control our bo... Read More
Tim Scott and American Exceptionalism Apr. 19, 2023
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has announced the formation of an exploratory committee ... Read More
GOP 'Preemption' Is a Euphemism for Creeping Autocracy Apr. 12, 2023
It's always instructive to hear powerful political officials declare that in the name of democracy, ... Read More
