First Amendment | First Amendment
Jul.14.2010
My sister Allison Krause was one of four students killed in the 1970 Kent State shootings. You may have heard about that day in American history - May 4, 1970 - when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed students protesting the invasion of Cambodia. Some of those killed or injured...
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Jun.30.2010
When Tony Hayward, British Petroleum president, recently met with Congress, he obdurately refused to accept blame for the mess in the gulf of Mexico. The head of the largest contractor in the area, and his colleagues, will likely face civil penalties for the April 20 catastrophe, but no criminal...
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Jun.04.2010
Earlier today, I came across a You Tube video that was posted by a "friend" on Facebook. The fellow who posted it is a blogger, and he made the point that Thomas should not be allowed to practice journalism because of a two minute clip that was evidently taken from a much longer...
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Apr.29.2010
Hate speech and new immigration laws are in the news nearly every day, along with the public outcry, and the calls for stronger laws against both are followed by legislation piled on more legislation. And it is not just hate speech being targeted, but any negative speech about the government and...
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Jan.26.2010
With last week's Supreme Court ruling, corporations have been granted the right to free speech just like private citizens. Indeed, according to Justices Roberts, Scalia, Alioto, and Thomas, corporations are now persons in the eyes of the law.
But, entitlement to constitutional rights, and elevation...
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Jan.25.2010
Since their ruling last week that granted First Amendment rights to corporations, I have a quick question for justices of the Supreme Court, especially Justice Roberts, Alioto, and Scalia:
If corporations are now legally recognized as people, why can't we arrest them?
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Jan.24.2010
In a small town less than a hundred miles south of Los Angeles, a school district will soon meet to decide whether or not to ban Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary as being "age in-appropriate."
According to an article in the Associated Press, the whole bruhaha started with a parent'...
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Dec.27.2009
In February, the Supreme Court will hear on appeal what many consider to be among the most important cases that speaks to the constitutionality of political speech in recent times, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project.
And, in light of the failed attempt to blow up a Northwest jetliner heading from...
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Oct.29.2009
A month ago, I wrote about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Absolutists believe campaign finance reform is in violation of the First Amendment — corporations should have the same right to free speech enjoyed by individuals. They argue there's no evidence that overturning campaign...
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Oct.12.2009
Yep. Believe it or not, the Ralph Lauren model above has not been manipulated. At least not by me. By Ralph's fashion empire. He placed her in a slightly different context however. Note the body types though. Spot any differences?
I cannot believe in 2009 we still have to vomit our guts out, or...
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