Headlines and images of President Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment dominate today’s front pages.
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The First Amendment Right To Protest Has Limits
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. We often use our free speech rights at the top of our lungs and in public spaces to protest loudly, proudly and prominently.
Meeting this First Amendment moment
Violence, no matter the motive, is not First Amendment protest – period.
Capitol Rioters Trampled On First Amendment Freedoms
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. Five people died as a result of Wednesday’s mob assault on the U.S. Capitol – and their deaths will linger in the nation’s conscience.
Front page coverage of the U.S. Capitol takeover and certification of Joe Biden’s win
Front pages nationwide reported the dramatic news of a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to try to overturn the presidential election. View Today’s Front Pages
Why a Little-Known 1996 Law Protecting the Flow of Internet Speech Got Caught Up in End-of-2020 Politics
This column expresses the views of Tony Mauro, special correspondent for the Freedom Forum. During the tumultuous tussle between Congress and President Donald J. Trump in recent weeks over stimulus payments and defense spending, a once-little-known and irrelevant piece of legislation dating back to 1996 kept popping up as a potential deal-breaker.
Protest Is How We Talk To Ourselves As A Nation — But Violence Isn’t Protest
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. Assembling to protest is our right under the First Amendment — it’s how we talk to each other as a nation.
Happy New – and Old – Year: 2020 Just Won’t Go Away When It Comes to First Amendment Issues in 2021
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. 2020 is the challenging year that just won’t go away, however much we wish it would, as many current issues over First Amendment freedoms flop over into the new year.
American Students Should Learn about Christmas in Schools
This column expresses the views of David Callaway of the Georgia Rights, Responsibility, Respect Project. December can be a controversial month in public schools. Millions of Americans are celebrating holidays like Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa. Public-school educators, many of whom are celebrating themselves, are looking for creative and engaging ways of bringing some of that […]
Bill of Rights Day: The ‘Right’ Day to Celebrate Our Freedom
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. Our nation’s annual Bill of Rights Day had a bit more reality for more of us in 2020 than in most years, even though it passed again with little-to-no notice from most of us.