The modern concept of the freedom of speech did not dawn until the Warren Court in the 1960s. In two cases, the Supreme Court ruled that there is no such thing as hate speech and the government may not do indirectly what it is prohibited from doing directly. In 1969, in Brandenburg v. Ohio, ...

Way back during the 17th and 18th centuries, Britain had a reputation in Europe as “perfidious Albion.” The Cambridge English Dictionary defines “perfidious” as “unable to be trusted, or showing no loyalty” and offers “treacherous” as a synonym. Albion is a poetic name for ...

Remember the sound of an old record player when the vinyl record’s needle gets stuck and replays a note over and over? Or as the great Yankee baseball star Yogi Berra said, “It is deja vu all over again.” This comes to mind as we stare down the prospect of another federal government ...

On Monday, Donald Trump issued an ignorant warning to pregnant women whose doctors prescribe Tylenol, a brand name for acetaminophen. “Don’t take Tylenol. Don’t take it,” he said. “Fight like hell not to take it.” And when in pain, “Tough it out.” The idea that Tylenol use in ...

In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s – apparently temporary – suspension from late-night TV, a (tragically small) number of prominent conservatives and Republicans have taken exception to the Trump administration’s comfort with “jawboning” critics into submission. Sen. Ted Cruz condemned ...

TikTok is an addictive app that, for years, has provided the Chinese Communist Party with direct access to millions of Americans. Owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, TikTok is used to provide a monsoon of CCP-approved propaganda while handing the Chinese government access to the data of ...